Tag: Al Jazeera

Pakistan – Pakistani startup sees the country’s largest funding round (Al Jazeera, Bloomberg)

Faseeh Mangi and Chris Kay Airlift Technologies Pvt. has scored the largest single private funding round in Pakistan’s history ahead of plans to enter overseas...

Afghanistan/India – India’s midnight evacuation from Afghanistan, escorted by Taliban (Al Jazeera)

Outside the main iron gate of the Indian embassy in Kabul, a group of Taliban fighters waited, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenade...

Afghanistan/USA – US freezes Afghan central bank’s assets of $9.5bn (Al Jazeera, Bloomberg)

Saleha Mohsin The U.S. has frozen nearly $9.5 billion in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank and stopped shipments of cash to the nation...

Afghanistan – Taliban says Afghanistan war over as president flees: Live (Al Jazeera)

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, August 15, 2021...

Zambia – Zambia’s opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote (Al Jazeera)

Supporters celebrate in front of the home of Hakainde Hichilema, declared the winner of Zambia's elections Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was...

Zambia – Hakainde Hichilema takes early presidential election lead (Al Jazeera)

Zambian presidential candidate for the opposition party, United Party for National Development (UPND), Hakainde Hichilema Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has taken an early...

Panama – Panama FM: ‘Migration is the phenomenon of our time’ (Al Jazeera)

The 82-kilometre (50-mile) artificial waterway known as the Panama Canal, makes the Republic of Panama a crucial point for international maritime trade. But the country...

Thailand – Thai protesters clash with police at anti-PM rally in Bangkok (Al Jazeera)

The sluggish rollout of Thailand's vaccination programme and financial pain from restrictions is heaping political pressure on the prime minister Three protesters are injured...

European Peace Facility – Could the European Peace Facility be used to arm dictators? (Al Jazeera)

The European Union has long used its economic power to spread influence around the world. Efforts to create a European Defence Force have largely...

Venezuela – Venezuela government, opposition launch talks in Mexico (Al Jazeera)

The government of President Nicolas Maduro is pressing for the lifting of sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe against Venezuelan officials and institutions...

USA/Immigration – US immigration advocates blast ‘cruel’ Biden policies on asylum (Al Jazeera)

Biden has reversed many of the restrictive policies of his Republican predecessor, but kept an order allowing US authorities to expel back to Mexico...

Afghanistan – Regrouping the military ‘a top priority’, Afghan president says (Al Jazeera)

President Ashraf Ghani said extensive consultations have been held within the government and with international partners Ali M Latifi Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has addressed...

Afghanistan – Afghan President vows to prevent more destruction, displacement (Al Jazeera)

Taliban fighters drive an Afghan National Army vehicle through a street in the southern city of Kandahar after its capture Farah Najjar The Taliban launched...

Israel/UAE – Secretive Israel-UAE oil deal endangers prized Eilat corals (Al Jazeera)

A clandestine oil deal struck last year as part of the historic agreement establishing formal diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates...

USA/Tunisia – US calls on Tunisia’s Saied to appoint PM, restore democracy (Al Jazeera)

In a series of moves, President Saied last month announced the sacking of the prime minister and suspension of parliament The United States deputy...

Bosnia – Why Bosnia’s ban on genocide denial was a necessity (Al Jazeera)

On July 23, the outgoing head of Bosnia's Office of the High Representative, Valentin Inzko, criminalised the denial and glorification of genocide in the...