Tag: Al Jazeera

Egypt/Jordan/Iraq – Egypt, Jordan and Iraq leaders meet at Baghdad summit (Al Jazeera)

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II have met in Baghdad, during the first visit by...

Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia releases two prominent women’s rights activists (Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia has released two prominent women’s rights activists held in detention for nearly three years, a rights group has confirmed. “Human rights defenders Samar...

Lebanon – Several injured in Lebanon protests over plunging currency (Al Jazeera)

Several protesters were injured in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Saturday in demonstrations held amid escalating tensions over the government’s decision to...

Israel – There is no good reason why Israel should not be under sanctions (Yara Hawari, Al Jazeera)

Last month a parliamentary petition was launched in the United Kingdom, calling for sanctions against the Israeli regime, blocking all trade, especially the export...

Populism – Be aware of freedom populism (Santiago Zabala, Al Jazeera)

Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, and other right-wing populists across the world proved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic just how deadly their rhetoric and policies can...

Mali – It’s time for a reality check in Mali (Bisa Williams, John J Goodman, Al Jazeera)

In June 2015, warring parties in Mali signed a peace agreement meant to bring stability to the beleaguered nation. It’s time for a reality check...

UK – Please stop calling the UK government far right (Tomasz Lesniara, Al Jazeera)

Social media platforms such as TikTok have provided teenagers and young adults all over the world with a voice on political issues. Social media...

G7 – The change we need will never come from the G7 (Nick Dearden, Al Jazeera)

US President Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, European Council President Charles Michel, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Italy's Prime Minister Mario...

Armenia – Armenia Elections: Democracy and security on the ballot (Asbed Kotchikian, Al Jazeera)

Leader of the Armenia Alliance and the country's former President Robert Kocharyan greets supporters during a campaign rally ahead of the upcoming snap parliamentary...

USA/Russia – Biden seeks ‘predictable, stable’ Russia relations in Putin meet (Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera)

United States President Joe Biden will cap off his European tour – his first foreign trip – with a meeting in Geneva on Wednesday...

Afghanistan – Gunmen kill four polio workers, wound three in Afghanistan’s east (Al Jazeera)

Four polio vaccination workers have been killed and three others injured in separate attacks in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, a provincial health department...

Afghanistan/UN – UN readies for more displaced Afghans after foreign troops leave (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations is preparing for the expected displacement of more civilians in Afghanistan after troops belonging to the US and other nations leave...

Somalia – Somalia’s army camp rocked by deadly suicide attack (Al Jazeera)

At least 15 army recruits have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a military training camp in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Army officer Mohamed...

Nigeria – Once Africa’s promise, Nigeria is heaving under crime, few jobs (Alonso Soto, Al Jazeera)

If there was ever a time Nigeria could have taken off, it was in 1999. Democracy had been restored, with its economy reopening after...

Kenya/Somalia – Kenya to reopen Mogadishu embassy ‘as soon as possible’ (Al Jazeera)

Kenya says it will honour Somalia’s invitation to restore diplomatic ties and reopen its embassy in Mogadishu, marking a thaw in the often-tense relations...

Israel/Palestine – Palestinian medics on the front line fighting to save lives (Al Jazeera)

Bassem Sadaqa points at a bullet hole lodged in the driver’s door of the ambulance he drives, tangible evidence of what he says is...