Driven to suicide in Tunisia’s UNHCR refugee shelter

Lack of adequate care and frustration over absence of resettlement plans prompt attempted suicides, refugees say. Medenine, Tunisia - Last Monday night, 16-year-old Nato* slit his...

What did Russia get from its KRG gamble?

Energy giant Rosneft struck major deals with Iraq's Kurdish region in 2017. Today, it has yet to cash in on them. Erbil, Iraq - Two years...

How will clashes in Libya affect refugees hoping to reach Europe?

As some Libyan officials and Italian media warn of exodus, experts say it is impossible to predict impact on migration. Names marked with an asterisk*...

Libya: Detained refugees shot as clashes near Tripoli continue

Refugees and migrants request immediate medical assistance as several people are reportedly wounded by gunfire. Refugees and migrants trapped in a detention centre on the front line...

Post-Mueller: Can Trump block witnesses, access to documents?

Trump has refused to cooperate in numerous congressional probes, setting the state for several long court fights. Washington, DC - US President Donald Trump is refusing to cooperate...

Why aren’t Europeans calling Israel an apartheid state?

Israel's apartheid is not that different from the one South Africa used to have, both in terms of policy and brutality. Apartheid is alive and...

The logic behind US humiliation of the Palestinians

What an old Hebrew parable can tell us about Kushner's strategy and the deal of the century. Over the past two years, the Trump administration...

Why I believe Yasser Arafat was poisoned

The author cites scientific and contextual evidence which point to Arafat's poisoning with polonium . Polonium 210 is so toxic that it is difficult to...

Morocco announces wage deal as teachers’ protests continue

Govt signs 'new social deal' with employers and labour unions while teachers continue protests over contracts. The Moroccan government has announced a "new social deal"...

Saudi Arabia executes 37 in connection with terrorism

The Saudi nationals received the death penalty for charges including 'adopting extremist terrorist ideologies'. Saudi Arabia executed 37 of its citizens on Tuesday for what it...

Sri Lanka: 15 dead in gun battle with bombing suspects

Bodies of 15 people, including six children, discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle in an eastern town. The bodies of 15...

FIFA to hold talks with rights groups on World Cup 2022...

Football's governing body is seeking to expand the event by adding one or more countries to host matches. FIFA will hold talks with human rights groups...

Qatar opens Gaza artificial limb and rehab centre

Hamad Hospital, named after the former emir of Qatar, has 100 beds and helps people who lost their limbs in conflict. Qatar opened the first prosthetic...

Al Jazeera wins four Webby awards

Network's AJ Short film, virtual reality unit Contrast, and AJ+ online series In Real Life among the 2019 winners. The Al Jazeera Media Network has...