Iraq has held its first provincial elections in ten years — with initial results set to be announced on Tuesday. The ruling Shia alliance is widely expected to win, after a boycott by the main political opposition. Turnout was low, at 41 percent. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports from Baghdad. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe…
A volcano in southwest Iceland has erupted, spewing lava and smoke across a wide area weeks after nearly 4,000 residents of a nearby town were evacuated amid intense seismic activity. The eruption started at about 10:17pm (22:17 GMT) on Monday on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s civil defence to…
Young Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are emotionally affected by images from Israel’s war on Gaza. According to a recent survey by the UNICEF, these children were already suffering from depression and anxiety because of poor living conditions. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from an educational institution where some are receiving help to cope. Subscribe to…
At least 29 Palestinians have been killed in two separate attacks on residential buildings in southern Gaza. A baby is among the dead. Several people have been injured and have been taken to the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud joins us live from Rafah in southern Gaza to discuss the latest updates…
An Israeli real estate firm is pushing to build settlements for Israelis in Gaza, in areas where the army’s bombardment has left Palestinian homes in ruins. 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 Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App:…
The Occupied West Bank city of Jenin has suffered some of the biggest Israeli army raids since the war on Gaza started. Palestinian ambulance staff and paramedics say Israeli soldiers are increasingly targeting them as they try to treat the wounded during daily raids across the territory. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Jenin in…
An international NGO has accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement issued on Monday that Israel is deliberately depriving Palestinians of access to food, water and other basic necessities. The use of hunger against the civilian population is a war crime, the…
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has announced the formation of a coalition – including Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Seychelles, Spain and the UK – to patrol the Red Sea in response to Houthi attacks on commercial shipping. A Houthi official says the Yemeni rebel group will confront any such force….
At least 111 people have been killed in an earthquake in northwest China. Most of the deaths were in Gansu province, with others reported in neighbouring Qinghai The magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred late on Monday evening. Rescuers have been trying to reach people trapped in the affected villages. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu joins us live…
A volcano in southwest Iceland erupted after weeks of intense earthquake activity and the evacuation of thousands from the area. The Reykjanes Peninsula is experiencing a fissure eruption instead of an explosive eruption, where lava is basically oozing from cracks in the ground. This runny magma can severely damage infrastructure as it can widely spread…