Tag: Al Jazeera

Amnesty seeks moratorium on surveillance technology (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Allegations that governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists, activists and heads of state have “exposed a...

Cash-strapped Lebanon signs fuel deal with Iraq to ease crisis (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Iraq has signed an agreement allowing the cash-strapped Lebanese government to pay for 1 million tonnes of heavy fuel oil a year...

(Haiti) ‘If a president is killed in his own home, who is exempt?’ (Al Jazeera)

Jessica Obert writes for Al Jazeera: Following the news of Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s assassination in the early hours of July 7, a state of collective...

(Human Rights/Aluminium Abuses) Rights groups call on carmakers to address aluminium abuses (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Rights groups have called on car manufacturers to do more to address abuses in their aluminium supply chains, including the destruction...

(Kenya/Al Shabab) The Kenyans robbed of their families by al-Shabab (Al Jazeera)

 Osman Osman writes for Al Jazeera: Amina* sits close to the edge of her modest home in Garissa, a county in northern Kenya bordering Somalia....

(Israel) Israel launches commission to probe Pegasus spyware: Legislator (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Israel has established a commission to review allegations that NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus phone surveillance software was misused amid a hacking...

(Iran/Strait of Hormuz) Iran opens oil terminal to bypass strategic Strait of Hormuz (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Outgoing President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, a move that will allow...

(Colombia) At least 70 arrested in latest round of Colombia protests (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: At least 70 people have been arrested in the latest round of anti-government protests in Colombia, according to police. Authorities announced on...

(India) Smog tower to help India’s capital breathe, but experts sceptical (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A new attempt at purifying New Delhi’s notoriously polluted air will see 40 giant fans push out filtered air in the...

(Afghanistan) Taliban seek to cut off Afghan population centres: Top US general (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Taliban fighters have gained “strategic momentum” in Afghanistan and now control about half the countryside as they drive to cut off...

South Africa – Jobless, hungry, fed-up: Why South Africans rioted (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: As many as 75 percent of young South Africans are unemployed. In any other country that would be cause for a...

(Syria) Syrian air defences intercept Israeli attack over Homs: Report (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Syria’s air defences have intercepted an Israeli attack on the al-Qusayr area in Homs, Syrian state media reported. go to Al Jazeera...

(Saudi Aramco) Saudi Aramco confirms data leak after reports of cyber ransom (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

 David Wethe writes for Bloomberg: Saudi Aramco confirmed that some company files were leaked after hackers reportedly demanded a $50 million ransom from the world’s most-valuable...

(Saudi Arabia) As Hajj winds down, Saudi Arabia ramps up big tourism plans (Al Jazeera)

 Sean Mathews writes for Al Jazeera: As Muslim worshippers complete a second Hajj pilgrimage pared down by coronavirus restrictions, Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with...

(Lebanon) Lebanese MPs accused of Beirut blast ‘cover up’ over trial move (Al Jazeera)

 Kareem Chehayeb writes for Al Jazeera: Dozens of Lebanese MPs have pledged support for a parliamentary motion allowing a special judicial body to investigate and...

(USA/Cuba) The US embargo on Cuba has failed (Al Jazeera)

Christopher Rhodes writes for Al Jazeera: For nearly 60 years, the United States has enforced an embargo against Cuba, severely restricting the flow of...