A British maritime company has been hired to salvage a grounded Russian tanker off Oman and stop a spreading oil spill
Rescuers in Colombia are racing against time to find survivors after a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the country on Monday
Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema has cast his vote in the capital Lusaka, as he bids for a second term. The vote will test whether economic reforms by his government are enough to overcome concerns over the rising cost of living.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Click here to share
A series of Houthi attacks in recent weeks, which are among the deadliest in years, is raising fears that Yemen could be sliding back towards all-out war as conflict spreads across the Middle East.A 2022 truce led to the end of heavy fighting between the pro-Iranian Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni
The initial step taken on August 14, 2001 cannot be viewed merely as the submission of a political party’s founding petition within the annals of international political history; rather, it is the reincarnation of a millennium-old, deep-rooted civilisational vision on the modern world stage. Today, having left a quarter of
Iran asserts full control over the Strait of Hormuz, challenging US claims of dominance in the strategic waterway.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026The commander of the paramilitary Basij Organisation said the Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, a day after President Donald Trump claimed
By Leyla HamedPublished On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026For West Ham United, there is an obvious argument for signing 27-year-old Manor Solomon: his footballing talent, which has been evident throughout his career.He won two Ukrainian league titles with Shakhtar Donetsk and scored against Real Madrid in the Champions
A vast oil spill from a leaking tanker reached Oman’s coastline on Wednesday, its environment agency said.This oil spill threatens to become one of the world’s worst in years after spreading largely unchecked for several weeks, experts say.On Monday, Oman said it was working to contain the spill, which had
Ukraine has damaged Russia’s grain export terminals in an attack on the Novorossiysk port, while Russia has struck grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region. Tit-for-tat attacks between the world’s major grain exporters threatens food security in import-dependent countries on the brink of famine.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Click
The Ebola outbreak currently ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was caused by a new transmission from animals to humans rather than by variants linked to earlier outbreaks, according to a new study published in the medical journal Nature Medicine.The virus in eastern DRC has killed more than
Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian families in their homes in the occupied West Bank, cutting off their water and electricity. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim spoke to a resident whose family members are surrounded in a house in Qusra village.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Click here to share on
Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Dozens of Lebanese Americans have filed a class action civil lawsuit against the US government and several defence contractors, saying their role in Israel’s war in Lebanon is a violation of a US law that bars assistance to foreign governments known to
A British maritime company has been hired to salvage a grounded Russian tanker off Oman and stop a spreading oil spill
Rescuers in Colombia are racing against time to find survivors after a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the country on Monday
Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema has cast his vote in the capital Lusaka, as he bids for a second term. The vote will test whether economic reforms by his government are enough to overcome concerns over the rising cost of living.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Click here to share
A series of Houthi attacks in recent weeks, which are among the deadliest in years, is raising fears that Yemen could be sliding back towards all-out war as conflict spreads across the Middle East.A 2022 truce led to the end of heavy fighting between the pro-Iranian Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni
The initial step taken on August 14, 2001 cannot be viewed merely as the submission of a political party’s founding petition within the annals of international political history; rather, it is the reincarnation of a millennium-old, deep-rooted civilisational vision on the modern world stage. Today, having left a quarter of
Iran asserts full control over the Strait of Hormuz, challenging US claims of dominance in the strategic waterway.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026The commander of the paramilitary Basij Organisation said the Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, a day after President Donald Trump claimed
By Leyla HamedPublished On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026For West Ham United, there is an obvious argument for signing 27-year-old Manor Solomon: his footballing talent, which has been evident throughout his career.He won two Ukrainian league titles with Shakhtar Donetsk and scored against Real Madrid in the Champions
A vast oil spill from a leaking tanker reached Oman’s coastline on Wednesday, its environment agency said.This oil spill threatens to become one of the world’s worst in years after spreading largely unchecked for several weeks, experts say.On Monday, Oman said it was working to contain the spill, which had
Ukraine has damaged Russia’s grain export terminals in an attack on the Novorossiysk port, while Russia has struck grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region. Tit-for-tat attacks between the world’s major grain exporters threatens food security in import-dependent countries on the brink of famine.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Click
The Ebola outbreak currently ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was caused by a new transmission from animals to humans rather than by variants linked to earlier outbreaks, according to a new study published in the medical journal Nature Medicine.The virus in eastern DRC has killed more than
Israeli settlers have besieged Palestinian families in their homes in the occupied West Bank, cutting off their water and electricity. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim spoke to a resident whose family members are surrounded in a house in Qusra village.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Click here to share on
Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Dozens of Lebanese Americans have filed a class action civil lawsuit against the US government and several defence contractors, saying their role in Israel’s war in Lebanon is a violation of a US law that bars assistance to foreign governments known to