Saudi Allies Line Up Support As Houthi Attacks Mount
By Al Jazeera Staff, AP, DPA and Reuters 26 September, 2026 France said it will send its military to protest the key Red Sea port of Yanbu [File: Nael Shyoukhi/Reuters] Saudi Arabia’s allies are rallying to support the country as the Houthi rebels step up attacks. France confirmed on Friday that it is sending troops to guard the major oil terminal at Yanbu. Meanwhile, Saudi officials are meeting with peers from Pakistan and Turkiye to discuss options under their mutual defenc
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Pakistan-administered Kashmir Votes amid Unrest
By Abid Hussain September 24, 2026 Lawmakers will choose a president despite seven vacant seats in districts at the centre of months of unrest. A woman from Pakistan-administered Kashmir living in Karachi casts her ballot during the second phase of the region's general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, August 2, 2026. Credit: Al Jazeera, Shahzaib Akber, & EPA Islamabad, Pakistan – Legislators in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are voting on Thursday to elect a president, filling
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Why Spain’s new Sahrawi citizenship law matters to Morocco
By Al Jazeera September 13, 2026 The new citizenship bill for Sahrawis touches a sensitive fault line in Madrid’s ties with Rabat. Spain’s proposed citizenship route for Sahrawis is bringing its colonial legacy in Western Sahara back into the political spotlight and testing its delicate ties with Morocco [Hannah McNeish/Al Jazeera] Spain’s Congress has approved a bill that would open a special route to Spanish citizenship for Sahrawis born in Western Sahara while the disputed
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Morocco's political parties battle youth disenchantment
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Alexander Dziadosz September 17, 2026 A view of the parliament building in Rabat, Morocco, September 16, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ahmed Eljechtimi Summary Governing parties pledge 1 million jobs over next term Monarchy retains overall control of policy direction Analysts say protests and Ceuta border rush signal discontent Few 18- to 24-year-olds have registered to vote RABAT/CAIRO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Morocco’s political partie
Reshaping Europe Through Parliament
By: Alexander Smith Far-right Patriots for Europe group meets in Madrid, February 8-9, 2025. (X/Viktor Orban). The far right has resurged across Europe. Over the past decade, the United Kingdom left the European Union (EU) after a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment; the National Front in France took more than 100 seats in the French parliament; Germany's right-wing became the second largest party in its parliament; dissatisfaction with mainstream governments surged across the c
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Somali army clashes with rebel forces for control of key city Baidoa
Civilians gather as smoke billows from a shop hit by artillery following clashes between Somalia's federal troops and armed opposition groups, in Baidoa, Somalia [Reuters] Somalia’s army has said it has driven opposition fighters out of Baidoa, the largest city in Somalia’s South West State, after hours of heavy fighting. The clashes erupted before dawn on Monday, when fighters loyal to the state’s former president, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, attacked positions held
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Pakistan-administered Kashmir Votes Amid Civil Unrest
By Abid Hussain August 10, 2026 Voting postponed in seven of 11 Poonch division constituencies as boycott calls and violence mar the region’s legislative elections. A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the second phase of elections for the regional Legislative Assembly in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on August 2, 2026. Credit: Amiruddin Mughal & EPA in Al Jazeera Islamabad, Pakistan – Voting is under way in the third and final phase of Pakistan-a
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Ousted Sheikh Hasina Announces Return Following Exile
By Sheikh Saaliq and Julhas Alam August 5, 2026 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives to attend The Queen’s Dinner during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at Buckingham Palace in London on April 19, 2018. Credit: Daniel Leal-Olivas and Pool Photo in AP News NEW DELHI (AP) — Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday that she plans to return to her country from exile in India in December despite facing a death sentence i
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India uses Tear Gas and Batons Against Youth Protests
By Reuters August 11, 2026 Students and unemployed youth in Jharkhand, one of India’s poorer states, launched the protests late last month over the alleged wrongdoing including recruitment test paper leaks. Police used water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest in Ranchi, India, on Monday. Credit: Rajesh Kumar and AFP via Getty Images in NBC BHUBANESWAR, India — Police in eastern India used tear gas, batons and water cannon to disperse thousands of youth proteste
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India Responds to Cockroach Janta Party Protests
By Sarah Shamim July 29, 2026 The BJP government’s response so far has been a measured crackdown as it also attempts to woo the youth. Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's movement in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026. Credit: Rafiq Maqbool & AP in Al Jazeera As the dust settles over New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after weeks of some of the biggest protests against Prime Minister N
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30 Dead in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Vote Unrest
By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters July 30, 2026 Deadly clashes reported in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid first round of voting for regional elections on July 27. Activists protest in Islamabad, Pakistan on July 29 after unrest during the first phase of voting for the local legislature in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Credit: AFP in Al Jazeera Watchdogs have raised concerns over mounting reports of deadly clashes during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir,
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Securitization and Radicalization in France
Part Two: How Securitization Drives Radicalization By Vladimir Kovtun Genocide Watch The mother of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old of Algerian descent who died in 2023 after being shot by a policeman, on top of a van during a demonstration in Nanterre (France). Photo by Bertrand Guay (AFP) Introduction France has a well-resourced approach to combat radicalism through educating students to value France's republican values, French secularism, and laïcité (in layman’s terms, freed
