Australia’s police have arrested 235 people in Melbourne and 32 in Sydney at unsanctioned anti-lockdown rallies and several police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters. Victoria police said six officers required hospitalisation during the violence on Saturday. Several officers were knocked to the […]

From technology to education and entertainment, few sectors have been spared from regulatory crackdowns. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-listening-post/2021/9/18/china-regulating-superstars-superfans-and-big-tech

Yemen’s Houthi movement says that authorities have executed nine men convicted of involvement in the 2018 killing of Saleh al-Sammad, then the armed group’s top civilian leader. Al-Sammad, who held the post of president in the Houthi-controlled administration that runs most of northern Yemen, was […]

Weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelmed intensive care units across North Africa with severe oxygen shortages sparking public anger, case numbers are sharply declining. Here is a look at the situation in the four countries of the Maghreb – Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and […]

Brazilian football icon Pele is in a “stable” condition following his readmission to an intensive care unit for respiratory problems, days after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumour. Pele was discharged earlier this week but returned to Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital on Friday […]

Guinea’s military leaders say they will not let deposed President Alpha Conde seek exile, after regional mediators attempted to mount pressure to secure his release following a coup earlier this month. The statement on Friday came after the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS […]

The former United Nations chief reflects on the role of his former organisation in today’s world. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/talk-to-al-jazeera/2021/9/18/antonio-guterres-on-afghanistan-everything-went-wrong

Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the country’s presidency said on Friday, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army. Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria’s war for independence, had governed the North African country […]

Vietnam has approved Cuba’s Abdala vaccine for use against the new COVID-19, the government said on Saturday, as the Southeast Asian country is battling its worst outbreak. Abdala becomes the eighth COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Vietnam, which has one of the lowest vaccination […]

Taiwan’s air force has scrambled to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9bn boost to military spending to counter the threat from China. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a […]