As the economic fallout of the United States and Israel’s war with Iran reverberates across the globe, the economies of the Gulf are suffering some of the worst damage. Iran has launched continuous attacks on Gulf states since the onset of the conflict on February 28, arguing that it is attacking military bases used by the US for the war. Gulf nations have … Read more
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left), Brazil’s federal Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes and Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, have all been sanctioned by the Trump administration. Oliver Contreras, Evaristo Sa and Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oliver Contreras, … Read more
Tripoli, Lebanon – In 1948, Manal Matar’s grandparents fled Akka (Acre) in what was then northern Palestine and crossed into Lebanon. They thought they would soon return, but the borders closed, and the family ended up in Rashidieh camp, near Tyre, a coastal city in south Lebanon. They’ve lived there ever since. But in the … Read more
Listen to this article | 4 mins info Israeli airstrikes have rained down on three neighbourhoods in Beirut, Lebanese state media reported, as the beleaguered nation says more than one million have been displaced since this punishing front in the wider regional war began more than two weeks ago. “A series of raids and artillery shelling targeted southern … Read more
The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has already killed more than 1,400 people, set off retaliatory attacks by Tehran targeting Gulf nations and Israel, and pushed global oil prices above $100 a barrel. Now, eighteen days into the conflict, aid agencies and countries neighbouring Iran are increasingly concerned about a potential … Read more
Venezuela is through to its first World Baseball Classic final and will play the host nation for the title in Florida. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Maikel Garcia hit a tie-breaking single in … Read more
NewsFeed “Reckless war of choice.” US House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries criticised Donald Trump for what he called a failure to adequately prepare for the consequences of launching a war on Iran. Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo … Read more
NewsFeed Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said wars are decided on the battlefield, not on social media, in response to comments by US President Donald Trump. He also derided the US campaign name “Epic Fury” as better described as “Epic Fear”. Published On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026 Click here to … Read more
People line up in the street to buy bread in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 13, 2026. Ramon Espinosa/AP hide caption toggle caption Ramon Espinosa/AP HAVANA — Officials in Cuba reported an island-wide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to … Read more
Listen to this article | 4 mins info Multiple blasts have struck Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing and wounding dozens of people, according to witnesses, with police deploying explosives’ clearance teams to three locations following several “suspected suicide bomb events”. The blasts occurred on Monday at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and … Read more