Tag: Al Jazeera

Syria gov’t abuses of returning refugees ‘fully operational’: HRW (Kareem Chehayeb, Al Jazeera)

Continuing Syrian government human rights abuses mean refugees should not be returned, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday, urging host nations to adhere...

Tunisia’s new government sworn in without parliamentary approval (Hanen Jebli, Al Monitor)

The moderate Islamist Ennahda party, Tunisia’s largest party in parliament, issued a statement Oct. 14 rejecting the new government headed by Najla Bouden. “It’s a de...

N Korea confirms test of ‘new type’ submarine-launched missile (Al Jazeera)

North Korea has confirmed it test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), a day after South Korea reported the launch of what it said...

Xinjiang’s ‘architecture of repression’ targets Muslim Uighurs (Al Jazeera)

In November of 2018, Anayit Abliz, a Muslim Uighur from China’s far western region of Xinjiang, was sentenced to three years in prison for...

Are NATO and Russia on a collision course? (Al Jazeera)

NATO and Russia have long tried to keep an open channel of communication. But building trust between the two rivals has always been complicated. They have...

Greece pledges to link Egypt to European Union’s energy market (Al Jazeera)

Greece pledged Tuesday to link Egypt to the European Union’s energy market with an undersea cable that would carry electricity across the Mediterranean. “ link...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro should face COVID charges: Senate inquiry (Al Jazeera)

The senator leading a congressional investigation into Brazil’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro face criminal charges – including...

Haitian gang demands $1m each for kidnapped US missionaries (Al Jazeera)

A gang that kidnapped members of a Christian missionary group from the United States is demanding $1m in ransom per person, a top Haitian...

Brazil’s assets sink on fears aid programme will hurt fiscal rule (Martha Beck, Rachel Gamarski, Vinícius Andrade, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Brazilian assets tumbled on Tuesday, leading losses across the globe, on reports the government will breach the country’s spending cap rule to finance a...

Colombia ‘responsible for kidnap, attack and rape of journalist’ (Al Jazeera)

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a ruling holding Colombia’s government responsible for the kidnap, torture and rape of a journalist by...

Oil price starts to drop after China looks to tame coal prices (Al Jazeera)

Oil prices turned down after the Chinese government flagged it was looking for ways to tame record high coal prices and that it would...

Love them or hate them: Cryptocurrencies are here to stay (Al Jazeera)

Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged so much that their total value...

Sri Lanka reverses organic farming drive as tea suffers (Al Jazeera)

Sri Lanka has backed down from its ambitious plans to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation, reversing a ban on imports of...

What is behind the recent surge in violence in Kashmir? (Al Jazeera)

A surge in violence in Indian-administered Kashmir in recent weeks, including a spate of suspected rebel attacks on civilians and a widespread crackdown by...

Bangladesh ruling party rallies for Hindus after deadly violence (Al Jazeera)

Thousands of members of Bangladesh’s ruling party have rallied in support of the nation’s besieged minority Hindus after one of the worst bouts of...

US: Taliban will have no access to Afghan central bank reserves (Al Jazeera)

Deputy United States Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said he sees no situation where the Taliban, who regained power in Afghanistan in August, would be...