Tag: Al Jazeera

UGANDA – Uganda halts campaigning for January 14 vote in several districts (Al Jazeera)

Uganda has suspended all campaigning for January’s presidential polls in the capital and 10 highly-populated districts, citing coronavirus risks, but critics said the real...

TUNISIA – Tunisia extends five-year-old state of emergency by six months (Al Jazeera)

The Tunisian presidency has announced a six-month extension of the country’s state of emergency, in place since a 2015 attack on a presidential guard...

UGANDA – Uganda calls off search for bodies in Lake Albert boat capsize (Al Jazeera)

The Ugandan police say a search for bodies has been called off after a boat capsized earlier this week on Lake Albert – which...

GAZA STRIP – COVID in besieged Gaza: ‘A blockade inside a blockade’ (Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera)

Eight years ago, the United Nations warned that the Gaza Strip would not be a “liveable place” by 2020, urging Israel to lift its...

MIDDLE EAST/2020 – Regression, hope and change: The Middle East in 2020 (Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera)

The year 2020 has left its mark on much of the Middle East. While some developments have shined a glimmer of hope on ostensibly...

GULF COUNTRIES/IRAN – Why oil makes Gulf countries vulnerable to Iran (Nikolay Kozhanov, Al Jazeera)

The brazen attack that led to the death of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has undoubtedly angered Tehran. The Iranian authorities blamed Israel for the...

IRAN – Rouhani defends COVID vaccine efforts amid US pressure (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

President Hassan Rouhani has defended his administration’s efforts to purchase a COVID-19 vaccine, reassuring Iranians that the country will succeed despite United States pressure. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/rouhani-defends-covid-vaccine-efforts-amid-us-pressure

INDIA/KASHMIR – India arrests 75 in Kashmir after local elections (Al Jazeera)

The Indian government has arrested at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political...

AFGHANISTAN – Two Afghan police killed as Kabul hit by bomb blasts (Al Jazeera)

Two Afghan policemen were killed when three separate “sticky bombs” exploded in Kabul, the latest violence to hit the Afghan capital in recent weeks. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/26/two-afghan-police-killed-as-kabul-hit-by-bomb-blasts

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – Three UN peacekeepers killed in CAR ahead of Sunday’s elections (Al Jazeera)

Unidentified “armed combatants” have killed three peacekeepers from Burundi in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations said on Friday, hours after a...

GAZA STRIP – Israeli air attacks cause injuries, damage in Gaza Strip (Al Jazeera)

The Israeli military has carried out air raids targeting Hamas positions in the besieged Gaza Strip, injuring two people and causing damage, Palestinian media...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – Three Burundi peacekeepers killed in CAR as rebels call off truce (Al Jazeera)

Unidentified “armed combatants” have killed three Burundian peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations said on Friday, hours after a rebel...

BREXIT – Brexit deal: What happens next and what will change on January 1? (David Child, Al Jazeera)

The clock, as Michel Barnier said, is no longer ticking. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/25/brexit-deal-what-happens-next-and-what-will-change-on-january-1

RUSSIA – Russia opens criminal case against Kremlin critic Navalny’s ally (Al Jazeera)

Russian authorities have opened a criminal case against a close ally of dissident Alexei Navalny on a trespassing charge, according to an official statement...

VATICAN – Pope: Syria, Iraq, Yemen children should ‘touch all consciences’ (Al Jazeera)

Pope Francis has highlighted the plight of children caught up in wars, singling out victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq in his Christmas message. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/25/pope-says-kids-in-syria-iraq-yemen-should-touch-all-consciences

CHILE – A fight for survival among Chile’s Indigenous people (Al Jazeera)

It is a story you may not have heard: the eternal conflict of Chile’s Indigenous people fighting against government and industry for recognition and...