Category: Al Jazeera

FGM, or cutting, as it is also sometimes known, is the removal of the external female genitalia. The procedure has no health benefits, but can [more…]

In Myanmar’s Rakhine state, another ethnic group besides the Rohingya has been fighting for its rights and recognition. The ethnic Arakan people have been battling [more…]

Dozens of women have protested Russia’s war on Ukraine and called for the return of their husbands who were called up to fight 500 days [more…]

The battle for control of Sudan has created the world’s largest displacement crisis. The United Nations says nearly 8 million people have been forced from [more…]

Chile has declared two days of national mourning for the victims of wildfires. More than 100 people have been killed as fires rage in central [more…]

Armed men in northwestern Pakistan have attacked a police station. At least 10 officers were killed and another six injured in the city of Dera [more…]

A Palestinian doctor in Gaza says he was tortured by Israeli forces during nearly seven weeks of detention. Said Abdulrahman Maarouf was a paediatrician at [more…]

The Israeli army has bombed heavily populated areas in Gaza with devastating consequences. An air strike has levelled homes in the city of Deir al [more…]

A 15-year-old Palestinian boy has been named the ‘Newton of Gaza’. He’s successfully generated electricity, using the most basic tools and what’s left from Israel’s [more…]

Israel’s war on Gaza live: Israeli strikes level homes, mosques Analysis: India’s 2024 interim budget shows a changing economy A move away from agriculture to [more…]