Tag: Al Jazeera

Lebanon uprising protesters anxiously await military court trials (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

The anti-government uprising that swept across Lebanon two years ago might be a distant memory to many in the country, now struggling with compounding...

Fears of a Hamas takeover of the West Bank are exaggerated (Adnan Abu Amer, Al Jazeera)

Over the past few months, there has been an escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank. Armed clashes between Palestinians and the Israeli...

US kills senior al-Qaeda leader in Syria with drone strike (Al Jazeera)

The US military has killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar in a drone strike in Syria, a US Central Command spokesman said. “The removal...

Lebanon’s President Aoun rejects draft electoral law (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

President Michel Aoun has sent a draft law to hold parliamentary elections ahead of time on 27 March instead of May back to parliament...

‘Yes’: Biden says US would defend Taiwan against China (Al Jazeera)

US President Joe Biden has said the United States would come to Taiwan’s defence if the island were attacked by China, in comments that...

More countries criticise China at UN for repression of Uighurs (Al Jazeera)

More than 40 mainly Western countries have criticised China at the United Nations over the reported torture and repression of the mostly Muslim Uighurs and other...

NATO agrees new plan to deter Russian attacks (Al Jazeera)

NATO defence ministers have agreed upon a new master plan to defend against any potential Russian attack on multiple fronts, reaffirming the alliance’s core...

EU summit loads pressure on Poland over rule of law (Al Jazeera)

European Union leaders pressured a defiant Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Thursday to fall back into line on recognising that EU law trumps national...

US to launch Amazon-wide pact to reduce deforestation: Blinken (Al Jazeera)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced that the United States will soon launch an Amazon-wide regional pact to reduce deforestation, a significant contributor to...

Haiti gang leader threatens to kill American missionary hostages (Al Jazeera)

The leader of the Haitian gang suspected of kidnapping 17 members of a missionary group from the United States has threatened to kill the...

Will Brazil’s president be prosecuted for COVID-19 deaths? (Al Jazeera)

More than 600,000 Brazilians have died of COVID-19, the world’s second-highest death toll. President Jair Bolsonaro famously dismissed the coronavirus as “a little flu”. He touted...

Pakistani foreign minister meets Taliban in Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan’s foreign minister has visited Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban takeover in August, amid continuing tensions about transport links between the...

UN sets up trust fund for Afghanistan amid cash shortages (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations says it has set up a special trust fund to provide urgently-needed cash directly to Afghans through a system that taps...

Nigerian separatist leader Kanu denies terrorism charges in court (Al Jazeera)

Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has pleaded not guilty to seven charges including “terrorism” and treason in an Abuja court, three months after his...

Ethiopia launches fourth air raid this week on Tigray capital (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia has said it had launched another air raid on Mekelle, the capital of war-battered Tigray, the fourth such bombardment this week in a...

Benin’s parliament votes to legalise abortion (Al Jazeera)

Parliamentarians in Benin have voted to legalise abortion in the West African country, where it was already authorised under very restricted conditions. Under the new...