With international media’s attention on the captive exchange, the Israeli military and settlers are forcibly displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank. Meanwhile, Israeli journalists are parroting military talking points of security operations. Contributors: Abdaljawad Omar – Assistant professor, Birzeit University Jehad Abusalim – Co-editor, Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire…
Hamas rejects Israel’s ‘formulation’ to extend phase one of Gaza ceasefire Uncertainty in Gaza as Palestinian group says no ongoing talks for second phase of truce even as first phase expires on Saturday. A man strings up Ramadan flags in Gaza City as the first phase of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire expires on March 1, 2025…
In Pictures Saudi Arabia, other Muslim countries welcome start of Ramadan Hundreds of millions of Muslims begin the holy month of fasting this weekend. Saudi men look up to spot the first crescent of the moon marking the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in the southern city of Hautat Sudair. [Abdullah Emad/AFP]…
Ramadan in Gaza: Ruins and unshakable faith We have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, mosques, but our faith remains as strong as ever. Esraa Abo Qamar Palestinian writer based in Gaza Published On 1 Mar 20251 Mar 2025 Children play in a neighbourhood decorated for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Khan Younis in…
At least 4 killed, some still missing, in avalanche in India’s Uttarakhand Rescue operation still under way after avalanche in Chamoli region, adjoining Tibet, trapped dozens of workers. Rescuers carry workers after an avalanche near Mana village in Chamoli district of India’s Uttarakhand state [File: Hanout/State Disaster Response Force via AFP] Published On 1 Mar…
Three dead as Cyclone Garance wrecks France’s La Reunion island More than 180,000 households face power outages as cyclone wreaks havoc on the Indian Ocean island, authorities report. A man walks in a damaged street following Cyclone Garance in Saint-Denis de la Reunion on the French overseas Indian Ocean island of La Reunion on February…
Opinions Is this the end of Milorad Dodik’s political life? His political ban and prison sentence for obstructing the high representative may eventually force the Bosnian Serb leader to bow out of politics. But he won’t give up easily. Hamza Karčić Associate professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sarajevo Published…
EXPLAINER Why have Costa Rica and Panama agreed to take Asians deported by Trump? Trump’s tariff threats and political pressures are believed to be reasons Central American countries agreed to receive deportation flights. Video Duration 02 minutes 26 seconds play-arrow 02:26 US deportees in Panama: Undocumented migrants held in Panama city hotel By Al Jazeera StaffPublished…
US man convicted in hate crime murder of Palestinian American boy Joseph Czuba faces life in prison for the murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi days after Israel’s war on Gaza began. Wadee Alfayoumi’s father, Oday Alfayoumi, seated right, and his uncle Mahmoud Yousef attend a vigil for Wadee at Prairie Activity and Recreation Center in…
LONG READ ‘Versions of Hell’: Squid Game and S Korea’s historical homeless centres South Korea’s wildly popular Netflix show has brought renewed focus on the country’s history of brutality towards the poor and homeless. Children were forced to shave their heads and subjected to military-style disciplinary training from a young age at Brothers Homes in…