Tag: Al Jazeera

Tunisia – Senior Ennahdha official placed under house arrest (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A senior official from Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party Ennahdha has been placed under house arrest over an alleged abuse of authority. Anouar...

Qatar – Why did Qatar enforce COVID quarantine rules for Asian countries? (Al Jazeera)

Faras Ghani writes: Qatar’s decision to enforce mandatory quarantine for vaccinated travellers coming from six Asian countries was a result of an “increased number of...

Israel/Gaza/Hamas – Israel attacks Hamas sites in Gaza in response to fire balloons (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, Israel’s...

USA/Unemployment – US private jobs creation slows as hiring bottlenecks persist (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: More evidence surfaced on Wednesday that hiring bottlenecks are weighing on the labour market recovery in the United States. Payroll processor ADP said...

Afghanistan – Afghan families flee homes in south amid Taliban advance (Al Jazeera)

Farah Najjar writes: There has been intense fighting in Afghanistan in recent days, mainly in the south and the west, while a bomb-and-gun attack in...

Ghana – Ghana’s #FixTheCountry protesters take to Accra’s streets (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Several thousand protesters marched in Ghana’s capital Accra on Wednesday under the slogan “#FixTheCountry”, the latest rally against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s...

African Union/Israel – The African Union, Israel and the futility of appeasement (Al Jazeera)

Marwan Bishara writes: For decades, African countries have supported the Palestinian liberation struggle against Israel, seeing in it parallels with their own anti-colonial movements. Likewise,...

Ethiopia – Claims of bias against aid workers in Tigray ‘dangerous’, says UN (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: The United Nations’ new humanitarian chief has denounced “dangerous” accusations by Ethiopian government officials that aid workers were biased in favour...

Lebanon – Mired in crises, Lebanon marks one year since Beirut blast (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Hundreds of Lebanese have marched in Beirut to mark one year since a cataclysmic explosion at the port ravaged the capital, protesting...

Lebanon/Europe – Here is why the EU should sanction Lebanon’s bankers (Al Jazeera)

Sami Halabi writes: One year has passed since the Beirut Port explosion of August 4, 2020. As summer temperatures are hitting record highs, so is the...

France/Lebanon – Macron criticises ‘failing’ Lebanon politicians at fundraiser (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: French president renews call for formation of government able to implement reforms in crisis-hit Lebanon during donor conference on anniversary of...

Russia – Russia restricts movement of key Navalny ally for 18 months (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A Russian court has sentenced a key ally of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny to 18 months of restricted movement after finding...

USA/Amazon – US labour official says Amazon union vote should be redone (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A US labour board official has recommended a rerun of a landmark Amazon.com Inc union election in Alabama where employees had voted...

USA/ASEAN/Myanmar – US accuses Myanmar generals of ‘stalling’, urges ASEAN pressure (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: The United States has accused Myanmar’s military generals of playing for time after coup leader Min Aung Hlaing extended the deadline for...

Climate Change/Carbon Emissions/Asia – ADB, fin firms draw plan to close Asia coal-fired power plants (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Financial firms, including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed up the...

Lebanon – A year on, politicians accused of hindering Beirut blast justice (Al Jazeera)

Kareem Chehayeb writes: A year after a massive explosion at Beirut Port devastated the Lebanese capital, the victims’ grieving families are still waiting for answers, accountability...