Category: Al Jazeera
UK passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after months of wrangling
The controversial law is expected to come into force within days with the first deportation flights in weeks. A controversial United Kingdom government bill to [more…]
Modi accused of anti-Muslim hate speech | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of hate speech targeting Muslims after he referred to them as “infiltrators” during an election campaign rally. [more…]
Turkey’s Erdogan meets Iraq PM for talks on water, security and trade
Turkey’s President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan has visited Iraq – in the first trip to the country by a Turkish leader in 13 years. He says [more…]
Are celebrities doing enough to stop the war on Gaza? | The Stream
Protesters have disrupted traffic around both the Grammys and the Oscars, while artists at these award shows have made calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. [more…]
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village of Burqa
Israeli settlers living in illegal outposts have set fire to farms and homes in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, at least three times [more…]
Greece-Turkey tension
Tensions are mounting in the eastern Mediterranean between countries vying for the vast deposits of natural gas that have been discovered there. The potential for [more…]
Flooding in Dubai after a year’s worth of rain falls in hours| #AJshorts
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates was hit by flooding that submerged roads and vehicles and caused flights to be diverted after a reported 158mm [more…]
Palestinian boy recounts harsh time in Israeli prison | AJ #shorts
“They kept humiliating us, cursing at us and beating us.” This Palestinian teenage boy recounts his experience being detained by Israeli forces before he was [more…]
“Black faces in high places are not going to save us” | Quotable
“Our blackness and our womanness are not in themselves trustworthy if we allow ourselves to be conscripted into positions of power that maintain the oppressive [more…]
Google workers protest over Project Nimbus deal with Israel | #AJshorts
Google employees and pro-Palestinian protesters have staged demonstrations in California and New York calling for the cancellation of the company’s $1.2B contract with Israel’s government [more…]