Month: December 2023

Israel’s relentless attacks on Gaza aren’t just destroying homes, lives and infrastructure. They’re also targeting Palestinian culture itself — from historical buildings and institutions, to the people who preserve Palestine’s art, heritage and science. Al Jazeera’s Nihad El Aabedy reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera…

Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara discusses why Israel has become bad at spinning the war to its advantage; becoming instead a laughing stock. Israel is being accused of staging a video – purporting to show the surrender of Hamas soldiers. The footage on social media, shows several dozen men stripped to their underwear….

Israel is being accused of staging a video – purporting to show the surrender of Hamas soldiers. The footage on social media, shows several dozen men stripped to their underwear. Israeli media say these are Hamas fighters arrested at the Jabalia refugee camp. Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher is in the Occupied East Jerusalem for more…

Tensions are rising in Indonesia’s northern Aceh province – as more than 1,000 Rohingya refugees have reached its shores in recent weeks. More than a million of them have fled persecution in Myanmar in recent years – most seek refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh. But overcrowded shelters there have forced many Rohingya to risk another journey…

Before the war, more than 150,000 Palestinians from the Occupied West Bank worked in Israel. But many have since been banned, depriving families and the Palestinian economy of much-needed revenue. Some workers now say that even if the ban is lifted – they will not be going back. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Ramallah…

As FIFA is poised to announce its new chief, outgoing Secretary General, Fatma Samoura joins On The Record to reflect on her term in the top job which she held during the organisation’s most turbulent time. Declared a criminal organisation by the US Department of Justice, a series of arrests and corruption scandals forced FIFA…

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is returning to the polls as he bids to extend his presidency by a third term. The face may be the same, but the circumstances are different as Egyptians head to cast their ballots on December 10. The economy is in a tailspin, held up by support from foreign partners…

Born in Senegal and raised in France, Patrice Evra rose to fame playing for Manchester United and Juventus, facing racism on and off the pitch. Later in his career, Evra revealed that he was sexually abused as a child by a schoolteacher, a secret he kept for 25 years. Now retired from football, he speaks…

Two months now into Israel’s war on Gaza and the US has vetoed yet another UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire. Washington’s move has been condemned around the globe. Jordan reflected the view of many critics by calling the veto a licence for Israel to carry on with a massacre. The Biden Administration…