Israeli settlers vandalise, torch mosque in occupied West Bank
Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Religious Affairs says Israeli settlers defaced and set fire to a mosque.
Lebanon’s tax hikes draw anger from economically frustrated public
Features Lebanon’s tax hikes draw anger from economically frustrated public Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has announced hikes on petrol and sales taxes. Analysts say it is a regressive policy. Lebanese…
EU sanctions Russian officials as Hungary blocks funds to Ukraine
EU sanctions Russian officials as Hungary blocks funds to Ukraine European Union fails to approve further Russia sanctions and a $106bn loan to Ukraine after Hungary refuses to agree. A…
Putin’s strategy is that Ukraine will fall before he does: Ex-FM Kuleba
Putin’s strategy is that Ukraine will fall before he does: Ex-FM Kuleba Dmytro Kuleba talks to Al Jazeera as Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary of war. Dmytro Kuleba, then Ukraine’s…
Israel bans 5 Palestinian media organisations from occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has issued an order banning the work of five Palestinian local media organisations.
Venezuela demands immediate release of Maduro from US custody
Venezuela demands immediate release of Maduro from US custody Venezuela’s foreign minister describes President Nicolas Maduro’s abduction as a ‘political operation’ and notes that the country must resolve its own…
El Mencho’s killing won’t solve Mexico’s cartel problem – or anything else
El Mencho’s killing won’t solve Mexico’s cartel problem – or anything else The killings of other cartel kingpins have done little to stem the production and flow of drugs towards…
What is really behind the West’s colonial nostalgia
Opinion What is really behind the West’s colonial nostalgia There is concerted effort to rehabilitate the colonial past to usher in a new order. Added: Suspected members of the Mau…
What is Christian Zionism, the pro-Israel ideology invoked by US ambassador
EXPLAINER What is Christian Zionism, the pro-Israel ideology invoked by US ambassador Mike Huckabee’s suggestion that Israel has God-given right to much of Middle East is rooted in Christian Zionist…
Benfica’s Prestianni gets provisional one-match ban for Vinicius incident
Benfica’s Prestianni gets provisional one-match ban for Vinicius incident UEFA announces suspension of Gianluca Prestianni after accusations he racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. Vinicius Junior, right, of Real Madrid…