Tag: Al Jazeera

(USA/Taiwan/China) ‘A cudgel against Beijing’: US ambassador to UN to visit Taiwan (Erin Hale, Al Jazeera)

It began with a surprise phone call and will end with a surprise trip, but the Trump Administration’s close relationship with Taiwan will reach...

(USA) What happens after the Trump-inspired storming of Congress? (Al Jazeera)

On January 6, 2021 – a day that will be marked in the history books – supporters of Donald Trump stormed the United States...

(USA) The delusion of American exceptionalism (Andrea Mammone, Al Jazeera)

On January 6, Vice President Mike Pence convened the two chambers of Congress to count electoral votes and officially certify Joe Biden as the...

(USA) A very American riot (Patrick Gathara, Al Jazeera)

If the past four years of the Donald Trump presidency had dented America’s carefully cultivated – if inaccurate – reputation as a bastion of...

(India) Delhi riots victims, lawyers allege police pressure to drop cases (Hanan Zaffar and Hasan Akram, Al Jazeera)

Lawyers, activists and victims of last year’s anti-Muslim violence in the Indian capital have accused the authorities and police of sabotaging the investigation and...

(Pakistan/GCC Countries) Pakistan welcomes revival of ties between Qatar, Saudi-led bloc (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan has welcomed a reduction in tensions between Qatar and its neighbours in the Arabian Gulf, with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi holding talks...

(Qatar) Bank deal creates second-largest lender in Qatar (Al Jazeera)

Qatar’s Masraf Al Rayan and Al Khalij Commercial Bank have agreed to join forces in a deal that will create Qatar’s second-biggest lender after...

(Abu Bakar Bashir) Abu Bakar Bashir, linked to Bali Bombings, freed in Indonesia (Aisyah Llewellyn, Al Jazeera)

Abu Bakar Bashir, the 82-year-old former spiritual leader of the al-Qaeda-affiliated group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), has been freed from prison in Indonesia after serving...

(USA) Donald Trump acknowledges Biden election win: Full transcript (Al Jazeera)

I’d like to begin by addressing the heinous attack on the United States Capitol. Like all Americans I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness...

(USA) Top Democrats in US Congress seek Trump’s removal after riot (William Roberts, Al Jazeera)

Democratic leaders have called for Donald Trump to be removed from office after a group of his supporters violently stormed the Capitol. House of Representatives...

(USA) The day Trump finally lost it (Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera)

I realise this was a chilling and nauseating day but I also found “Black Wednesday” somewhat entertaining. It felt like watching the last episode...

(USA) The Republicans do not have the moral courage to take on Trump (Anna Jacobs, Al Jazeera)

On January 6, supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump took over the US Capitol Building, which houses the meeting chambers of the House...

No ruling yet by Pakistan court on freeing Daniel Pearl’s killer (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan’s Supreme Court adjourned on Thursday without deciding whether to free the man convicted – and later acquitted – of the 2002 murder of...

Pakistan calls for Afghan action as soldier killed in border fire (Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)

Pakistan has called on the Afghan government to take action against armed groups “finding sanctuaries” in that country, a day after a Pakistani soldier...

‘Complete mess’: Ghana army steps in to quell parliament clash (Al Jazeera)

Ghanaian soldiers intervened overnight to quell a clash between opposing parties in parliament ahead of the body’s swearing-in set for Thursday, witnesses said. Chaotic scenes...

Pope Francis warns of violence in CAR after disputed polls (Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis has urged the people of the Central African Republic to refrain from violence after the deeply troubled country staged disputed elections. “I follow...