Tag: Al Jazeera

(Turkey/Cyprus) Turkey says Cyprus town of Varosha to reopen amid Greek objection (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Authorities in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus announced on Tuesday a partial reopening of an abandoned town for potential...

(Israel) Enlightened Israelis must admit Israel is guilty as charged (Al Jazeera)

Andrew Mitrovica writes for Al Jazeera: The unforgettable image should still shame enlightened Israelis. It is July 2014. Israel has decided, yet again, to teach Palestinians...

(Pakistan/Afghanistan) Pakistan’s foreign ministry describes Kabul’s decision to recall diplomats ‘unfortunate and regrettable’ after ambassador’s daughter abducted

Al Jazeera writes: Pakistan’s foreign ministry has termed the Afghan government’s decision to recall its ambassador and senior diplomats from its embassy in Islamabad “unfortunate...

(Afghanistan) Fifteen diplomatic missions call for ‘urgent end’ to offensives, hours after Doha meeting failed to agree on a ceasefire

Al Jazeera writes: Fifteen diplomatic missions and the NATO representative in Kabul have joined hands to urge the Taliban to halt military offensives across Afghanistan,...

(Ethiopia) Latest phase a milestone in controversial Blue Nile hydropower project long opposed by downriver countries Egypt and Sudan

Al Jazeera writes: Ethiopia has completed the filling of a massive, controversial dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year, state media...

(South Africa) Former president, jailed over contempt of court, faces separate corruption charges stemming from a 1999 weapons sale

Al Jazeera writes: The long-running corruption trial of South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma, whose imprisonment on a separate charge sparked days of deadly unrests and...

(South Africa) The ANC has failed to dismantle the oppressive economic structures of apartheid and as a result, people are losing faith in democracy

Tafi Mhaka writes for Al Jazeera: At the 47th G7 summit held in the United Kingdom in June, South Africa was the only African...

(South Africa) President Ramaphosa joins clean-up efforts after riots, as his gov’t warns against racial conflict and vigilantism in the aftermath

Al Jazeera writes: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined post-riot clean-up efforts as his government warned against vigilantism and sought to avert racial conflict...

(Lebanon) Can youth bring about radical reform?

Al Jazeera writes: In the third episode of Generation Change, we travel to Lebanon to see how young organisers are mobilising to halt one of...

(Myanmar/USA/ASEAN) USA calls ASEAN for immediate action in Myanmar

Al Jazeera writes: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed “deep concerns” about the military coup in Myanmar and called on Southeast Asian...

(China) Need for climate change mitigation

 Ted Regencia writes for Al Jazeera: China’s key urban centres, including the capital Beijing and its most populous city, Shanghai, are expected to face...

(Haiti) The country in a political confusion

Al Jazeera writes: Jovenel Moise’s assassination has thrown Haiti into a fog of political confusion. But with gangs running the streets and extreme poverty across the country,...

(Cuba) Mobile internet behind the protests. What’s next?

Al Jazeera writes: Cuba has restricted access to social media and messaging platforms including Facebook and WhatsApp, global internet monitoring firm NetBlocks has said,...

(Balkans) Balkan trajectories of migrants

 Lucy Papachristou writes for Al Jazeera: It was around two in the morning, Tahsan* remembers, when the man drowned. A group of around 35...

(Afghanistan) The strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan

Al Jazeera writes: The Taliban says it has captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan, continuing sweeping gains...

(South Africa) Violence, economic inequality, poverty

 Nickolaus Bauer writes for Al Jazeera: South Africa is facing its worst unrest in decades as protests over the jailing of former President Jacob...