Argentina cancels football friendly with Israel in Jerusalem
The match was expected to be played at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem which was once home to a Palestinian village. There were calls to burn replica football jerseys if the match went ahead in Jerusalem [Getty Images] Argentina‘s national football team has cancelled an upcoming friendly match with Israel, Argentine news sources reported. Argentinian sports website Minutouno reported on Tuesday tha
Saudi Arabia issues first driving licences to women
Ten women swap foreign licences for Saudi ones, weeks before kingdom removes a controversial ban on female motorists. A royal decree signed last year allowing women to drive takes effect on June 24 [Saudi Information Ministry via AP] Saudi Arabia started issuing its first driving licences to women weeks before the kingdom lifts a ban on female drivers. The general traffic directorate on Monday beg
Ryuichi Hirokawa: Witness from the East
While working on a kibbutz in 1967, a Japanese journalist discovers the hidden remains of a Palestinian village. Read more Filmmaker: Ayed Nabaa When Japanese journalist Ryuichi Hirokawa went to Israel in 1967 to work on a kibbutz, he was fascinated by the idea of a farming community based on socialist principles. He wanted to work there and study Hebrew. But two weeks after his arrival, the 1967
UN agencies appeal for funds for Syrian refugees to avoid cuts
UN agencies appeal for funds for Syrian refugees to avoid cuts The war in Syria has created the world’s largest refugee crisis and the international community has funded less than one-third of the $5.6bn required to support them. Read more UN agencies have warned they will have to curtail services for Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries unless there is a significant funding boost. Seven year
Mada Underground: Street Art in Madagascar
Madagascan slam poets, artists and skateboarders make space for creative expression despite poverty and colonial legacy. Read more Editor’s note: This film will be removed on August 18, 2020. As local rapper Naty says, a group of young people are intent on making their mark in Madagascar’s cultural history. From gifted slam poet Caylah to inventive visual artist Temandrota and a crew of entreprene
Loneliness increasing in the US and young people suffer the most
Loneliness increasing in the US and young people suffer the most A study by healthcare giant Cigna suggests Americans are alarmingly lonely and that can carry significant health risks. Read more A new study in the US suggests Americans are growing increasingly lonely. Nearly half of the participants said they feel alone, isolated or left out at least some of the time. Young people between 18 and 2
South Korea labour law cuts working week to 52 hours
South Koreans work longer hours than people in most other developed countries. Read more A controversial new law in South Korea will limit the working week from a maximum of 68 to 52 hours. The government says it will help work-life balance, but some businesses say it will make them less competitive. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Seoul.
Why Iran itself is likely to exit the nuclear deal
It is a matter of time before the Rouhani administration deserts the nuclear deal as hopes to salvage it even for mere economic purposes diminish, writes Kabalan [Reuters] Although it was widely expected, US President Donald Trump sent shock waves across the world, especially among his European allies, when he pulled the US out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of action (JCPOA), more commonly known
Haley to UN: Israel acted ‘with restraint’ in deadly Gaza clashes
Haley to UN: Israel acted ‘with restraint’ in deadly Gaza clashes US ambassador slams international community after Security Council holds minute silence for Palestinians killed in Gaza-Israel border clashes. Read more Israel has been roundly criticised at the United Nations Security Council for Monday’s violence against Palestinians. All the countries on the council except for the United States c
Japan’s Tattoo Outlaws
A landmark legal battle over the future of tattooing erupts in Japan after police crack down on tattoo artists in Osaka. Read more In April 2015, five police detectives raided Taiki Masuda’s tattoo studio in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka. He was accused of breaking the law by operating without a doctor’s licence. According to the country’s Medical Practitioner’s Act: “No person except a medical
Is ISIL expanding in Southeast Asia?
Three churches were the target of suicide bombers in Indonesia’s second largest city. Read more Indonesia has suffered a number of attacks in recent years. It has long struggled with rebel groups, particularly al-Qaeda affiliated Jemaah Islamiyah, and now the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS), which has been recruiting in the region. ISIL claimed responsibility for Su
Powerful lobby group advises citizens to spy on Muslims
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has obtained an internal document from ACT for America, a powerful Islamophobic lobby group, which gives a rare insight into the organisation’s operations. A booklet published by the movement, The Art of Chapter Leadership, includes advice on how to “map” kindergarten to 12th Grade school boards for suspected “Islamists”, and how to monitor Muslim activities at US u
Iran seeks ‘clear future design’ for imperilled nuclear deal
Iran’s foreign minister has held talks in China as he began a diplomatic tour with the remaining signatories of a multinational nuclear deal following the recent US withdrawal from the landmark 2015 pact. Speaking on Sunday in Beijing, Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined Tehran’s readiness “for all options” but expressed optimism that this round of negotiations could save the 2015 deal. “We hope that
Hamas chief visits Egypt ahead of US embassy move
Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniya arrives in Cairo to discuss ‘developments’ in Palestine and the region. A Hamas statement on Sunday said the delegation had accepted an invitation extended by neighbouring Egypt [File: Anadolu] The senior political leader of Hamas Ismail Haniya has travelled to Cairo with a high-ranking delegation to hold talks with senior Egyptian officials about “developments
Ortega under pressure: Nicaraguans demand resignation
Protesters have rejected the proposed Truth and Justice Commission and are demanding that the killings of students and journalists be investigated by international rights groups. Read more People in Nicaragua held a massive protest late on Wednesday to demand the resignation of President Daniel Ortega. It’s the latest demonstration since the killing of dozens of protesters last month. Security for
Israel launches largest attack in decades in Syria
International concerns are increasing as Israel escalates its military attacks against Iranian forces in Read more Israel has launched extensive attacks against Iranian targets in Syria, accusing Iran of launching rockets towards the occupied Golan Heights. Iran has denied that it was behind the rocket attacks and a senior politician has told Al Jazeera that Israel is fabricating the nature of Ira
Iran releases messaging app to replace Telegram
As Soroush app is officially launched in Iran, Telegram users reported problems using the messaging platform. The Iranian government blocked Telegram during the 2017 anti-government protests [Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters] The Iranian government has officially released a mobile messaging app in a bid to encourage users to abandon the currently banned Telegram messenger. Soroush, a homegrown app promot
Brazil’s racialised sperm economy
Mariana Prandini Assis is a human rights lawyer and a PhD Candidate in Politics at the New School for Social Research. The commodification of biomaterials, such as eggs and sperm, and their associated products, has drastically changed the ways in which we deal with reproduction and kinship. A domain of life once understood to be natural has now become a matter of choice. At first glance, the vast
Kashmir’s religious harmony a lesson in troubled times
In violence-prone Kashmir, groups band together regardless of religion, despite tensions in India. In October last year, a church bell rang for the first time in 50 years at Holy Family Catholic Church in Srinagar. [Mukhtar Khan/The Associated Press] Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Unaware of the tragedy that happened to his family, five-year-old Rohit Koul played in the courtyard while hi
New ‘battle plan’ to improve life in French banlieues
When Emmanuel Macron announced his bid for the French presidency in November 2016 from Seine-Saint-Denis, the poorest suburb in France, the message was clear: improving the social situation in the French banlieues, or suburbs, was one of his priorities. Seine-Saint-Denis, located just northeast of Paris, had long been synonymous with the conditions that blight France’s banlieues – about 10 percent
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