Tag: Al Jazeera

Opposition leads after ‘massive’ turnout in Honduras election (Al Jazeera)

Initial results from the presidential election in Honduras showed opposition candidate Xiomara Castro with a clear lead over conservative ruling party contender Nasry Asfura,...

Ethiopian gov’t forces in control of Chifra: State media (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s state-run broadcaster has said government forces were in control of the town of Chifra in Afar region, their first major seizure since Prime...

NSO blacklisting: It is time for the US to end its Cold War ways (Eitay Mack, Al Jazeera)

On November 3, the United States Department of Commerce announced it was blacklisting the Israeli technology firm, NSO Group. The decision to add the...

Serbian anti-mining activists block bridges, roads (Al Jazeera)

Skirmishes have erupted in Serbia between police and demonstrators who blocked roads and bridges to protest against new laws they say favour the interests...

Blinken calls for negotiations amid Ethiopia military escalation (Al Jazeera)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greatly concerned about Ethiopia’s military escalation and called for urgent negotiations over the crisis, a US State...

Sudan military says several soldiers killed in Ethiopian attack (Al Jazeera)

Sudan’s military says several Sudanese soldiers were killed in an attack by Ethiopian forces in a disputed border region. In a statement on Saturday, Sudan’s...

‘Go through, go,’ Lukashenko tells asylum seekers near EU border (Al Jazeera)

With no end in sight for the weeks-long crisis at the European Union’s eastern frontier, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has told hopeful asylum seekers...

Colombia protesters faced ‘intentional’ police violence: Report (Steven Grattan, Al Jazeera)

More than 100 people sustained eye injuries in a violent crackdown on mass protests this year by the Colombian security forces, notably the country’s anti-riot squad...

‘Change is possible’: Honduras prepares for critical election (Anna-Cat Brigida, Al Jazeera)

Amid widespread fear of fraud and ensuing social unrest, Hondurans are preparing to vote in a tense presidential election that could end 12 years of...

Kyrgyzstan detains 15 in ‘coup plot’ before vote (Al Jazeera)

Security services in Kyrgyzstan say they have detained 15 “active members” of a coup plot involving lawmakers and former officials ahead of a parliamentary...

Pakistan ‘welcomes’ second round of US-Taliban talks in Doha (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan has “welcomed” a second round of talks between the United States and the Taliban since the latter’s takeover of Afghanistan earlier this year,...

Ethiopia PM pledges victory in video from front line: State media (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has pledged victory, in what state-affiliated media said was his first message after heading to the front line this...

Hundreds protest in Jordan against water-energy deal with Israel (Hanna Davis, Al Jazeera)

Hundreds of people have gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to protest against a water-for-energy agreement between Jordan and Israel. The agreement, if implemented, would...

Turkish court rules to keep Osman Kavala in jail (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

A court in Istanbul has ordered the continued detention of philanthropist Osman Kavala, in a move that could further strain Turkey’s ties with Europe. The...

‘Point of no return’: Refugees in Libya long for safety (Federica Marsi, Al Jazeera)

David Oliver Yambio has run out of options. The 24-year-old from South Sudan is among the hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers who have spent...

Mud mosque dating back to the Umayyad era discovered in Iraq (Al Jazeera)

A British Museum excavation mission, along with a local Iraqi team, has discovered a mud mosque that dates back to the year 60 AH...