Tag: Al Jazeera

Settler attacks leave Palestinian farmers with financial losses (Al Jazeera)

Zuhdi Hassan has farmed his land in Salfit governate in the Israeli-occupied West Bank for decades, but this year has been especially bad for...

African Union suspends Sudan over coup (Al Jazeera)

The African Union (AU) has said it suspended Sudan from all its activities after the country’s military overthrew the civilian-led transitional government in a...

Lebanese Forces supporters protest party leader’s summoning (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Supporters of the Christian Lebanese Forces party have blocked roads and highways to protest against the military intelligence decision to summon party leader Samir...

Petrobras’s stock rises on Bolsonaro’s privatisation comments (Al Jazeera)

State-run oil company Petrobras has seen its stock price trade up on comments from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that he is considering privatising the...

Lebanese urge end to ‘campaign’ against Beirut blast judge (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Rights groups, lawyers, and journalists condemned authorities for obstructing the Beirut blast probe by “undermining facts”, accusing officials on Tuesday of leaking misinformation and...

Sudan’s PM Hamdok at my home, says military leader al-Burhan (Al Jazeera)

Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he was keeping ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok at his own house. He told a news conference in...

ASEAN summit begins without Myanmar after top general barred (Al Jazeera)

Southeast Asian leaders have begun their annual summit without a representative from Myanmar, after its top general was barred for failing to follow a...

Australia unveils 2050 net zero target ahead of Glasgow summit (Al Jazeera)

Australia will commit to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 but will not improve its goal for 2030 at a crucial...

Top US official meets Myanmar’s shadow government (Al Jazeera)

A top US official has held a virtual meeting with two representatives of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), an administration set up by opponents...

Climate migration predicted to rise in India amid extreme weather (Al Jazeera)

A rise in extreme weather events in India – from droughts and floods to heatwaves and hailstorms – is fuelling climate migration as the...

How Gabon plans to lead the African negotiators at COP26 (Jack Dutton, Al Jazeera)

In 1999, United States conservationist Michael Fay spent 15 months walking 3,200km (2,000 miles) across the Congo Basin, documenting the region’s pristine forests and...

Officials: Iran behind drone attack on US base in Syria (Al Jazeera)

United States officials believe Iran was behind a drone attack last week at a military outpost at al-Tanf in southern Syria where American troops...

Palestinians in Gaza call to save seven hunger-striking prisoners (Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera)

Dozens of Palestinians staged a sit-in in solidarity with seven prisoners on a hunger strike in Israeli jails protesting their “administrative detention”. The demonstration on...

US says it will evaluate ‘entire relationship’ with Sudan (Al Jazeera)

The Biden administration has announced pausing US assistance to Sudan after the military takeover and urged the “immediate” restoration of the civilian-led government. Department of State spokesperson...

Sudan’s military fires on anti-coup protesters, killing several (Al Jazeera)

At least seven people have been killed and 140 injured as thousands took to the streets in protest after Sudan’s military seized power from...

Amnesty to close two Hong Kong offices, cites security law (Al Jazeera)

Amnesty International will close its two offices in Hong Kong by the end of the year, the human rights group has announced, with its...