Tag: Al Jazeera

Myanmar – Myanmar military adopts ‘four cuts’ to stamp out coup opponents (Emily Fishbein, Nu Nu Lusan and Vahpual, Al Jazeera)

On May 24 in Myanmar’s Kachin State, 13-year-old Awng Di walked over to his aunt’s house about noontime to feed her chickens. Thirty minutes...

Malaysia – Malaysia Indigenous communities ‘hopeful’ on logging dispute (Al Jazeera)

Indigenous peoples from the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo are hopeful their objections to logging by Samling Group – covering...

Japan – Suga’s LDP falls short of majority in Tokyo city election (Al Jazeera)

Japan’s ruling party and its allies have failed to win an outright majority in Sunday’s election for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly. The vote in the...

USA/Afghanistan – US left Bagram without telling new commander: Afghan officials (Al Jazeera)

The United States left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying...

USA/Afghanistan – Will the US do a U-turn on Afghanistan troop withdrawal? (Al Jazeera)

There is growing concern about the future of Afghanistan as the United States and allied troops leave the country. Afghan forces are surrendering outposts and...

Ghana – Ghana plans to issue Africa’s first social bonds with $2B sale (Ekow Dontoh, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Ghana is planning to issue green and social bonds of up to $2 billion by November, which would make it the first African country to sell...

Ethiopia – Ethiopia PM defends handling of Tigray conflict after rebel gains (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has defended the decision to fight rebels in the Tigray region and said he wants to foster a period...

OPEC+ – OPEC+ calls off meeting as UAE, Saudi spat continues (Al Jazeera)

OPEC+ ministers called off oil output talks on Monday after clashing last week when the United Arab Emirates rejected a proposed eight-month extension to...

Yemen – UN raises alarm over Yemeni children’s education amid conflict (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations has warned that Yemeni children’s education and futures were under threat because of the continuing war in the Middle Eastern country. In...

Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia changes import rules from Gulf in challenge to UAE (Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia has amended its rules on imports from other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to exclude goods made in free zones or using...

Pakistan/India – Pakistan NSA accuses India of orchestrating Lahore bomb attack (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan’s national security adviser has accused India of financing, planning and carrying out a deadly bombing in the eastern city of Lahore late last month, saying...

Afghanistan – Afghan forces plan counterattack against Taliban in north: Report (Al Jazeera)

Afghanistan government forces are planning a counteroffensive in the country’s northern provinces after losing ground to the Taliban, Russia’s RIA news agency has cited...

TechInnovation/India – Technology meets tradition: Kerala’s robotic leather puppets (Kavitha Yarlagadda, Al Jazeera)

A cool breeze, soulful prayer verses and eye-catching puppetry mesmerise the 25-plus audience sitting in chairs under the night sky of Koonathara, a village...

Israel – Israel to vote on renewing law that keeps out Palestinian spouses (Al Jazeera)

Israel’s parliament is set to vote on Monday on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in 2003 that bars Palestinian citizens of...

UAE/Saudi Arabia/OPEC – Explainer: UAE and Saudi Arabia’s spat over OPEC oil production (Al Jazeera)

In a rare public spat between the Gulf state allies, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have found themselves at loggerheads over an OPEC plan...

Egypt – Why is Egypt building a new capital? (Mustafa Menshawy, Al Jazeera)

In Egypt, a huge “New Administrative Capital” is being built, approximately 45km (28 miles) to the east of Cairo, on a swath of desert...