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QatarEnergy, world’s largest LNG firm, halts production after Iran attacks

Qatar’s state-run energy firm says it has halted liquefied natural gas production after Iranian attacks, as Saudi Arabia announced it was temporarily shutting down some units of the Ras Tanura oil refinery located near the country’s eastern region after a fire broke out following a drone attack. “D…

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Israel intensifies war on Lebanon after Hezbollah attack

Beirut, Lebanon – About 2:30am (04:30 GMT), Nader Hani Akil was awoken by Israeli attacks on Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs. He got his family ready, jumped in the car and left behind their home in Dahiyeh’s Burj al-Barajneh neighbourhood. “I was sleeping when bombing and rocket attacks started…

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Nearly 170 people killed in attack in South Sudan’s Ruweng, officials say

At least 169 people have been killed after dozens of armed men attacked a town in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area, local officials said. A group of unidentified youths from Mayom County in neighbouring Unity state stormed Abiemnhom County on Sunday, the area’s information minister, James M…

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‘Israel has been provoking Hezbollah to react for a while’

‘Israel has been provoking Hezbollah to react for a while’ Geopolitical analyst Joe Macaron discusses the tension between Hezbollah and Israel after recent attacks were exchanged. Published On 2 Mar 2026 ‘Israel has been provoking Hezbollah to react for a while’ Geopolitical analyst Joe Macaron dis…

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Barca seek to overturn daunting deficit in Copa del Rey semi with Atletico

Who: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid What: Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal, second leg Where: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain When: Tuesday, March 3, at 9pm (20:00 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream. Barcelona suff…

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Why has the UAE closed its stock exchanges?

The United Arab Emirates has closed its main stock exchanges amid a widening conflict in the region following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran. The UAE’s financial regulator on Sunday announced that its key exchanges in Dubai and Abu Dhabi would not immediately reopen after the weeken…

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What’s happening in Lebanon as Iran war spills over

What’s happening in Lebanon as Iran war spills over Israeli jets have attacked the Lebanese capital Beirut, killing dozens of people and causing thousands to flee after Hezbollah launched rockets in response to the bombing of Iran. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr breaks down what’s been happening as the I…

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Thousands of passengers stranded as Middle East airspace shuts

Thousands of passengers stranded as Middle East airspace shuts Airspace across much of the Middle East shut down after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory attacks. Thousands of flights were cancelled or rerouted, stranding passengers and dis…

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1 week, 3 days ago Politics

Mass graves with 171 bodies found in eastern DR Congo: Report

Congolese authorities and a civil society group have said that mass graves were found in a part of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a United States-mediated peace deal. The governor of S…

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‘A dangerous thing’: S Africa’s gang-ridden townships fear army deployment

Cape Town, South Africa – Two ominous letters are spray-painted on a wall at the entrance to Tafelsig, a township in Mitchells Plain on the outskirts of Cape Town: HL – the insignia of the Hard Livings gang, which has threatened communities there for five decades. It’s a February day soon after the…

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UK investigating whether Epstein used air force bases for sex trafficking

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has called for an investigation into whether convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women and girls into the United Kingdom on private jets that landed at Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) bases. British newspaper The Telegraph reported on Thursday that Hea…

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Inside Israel’s airport interrogations

Inside Israel’s airport interrogations Conservative US podcaster Tucker Carlson says he and his producer were subjected to a “humiliation exercise” by security at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. But Palestinians, journalists and other travellers have faced similar treatment for years.

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RAMpocalypse Hits Global Tech

RAMpocalypse Hits Global Tech Tensions in the global tech market are rising as AI fuels unprecedented demand for memory chips, delaying PlayStation releases and prompting potential price hikes for Nintendo’s Switch 2. Al Jazeera’s Hatem Salah examines the impact on consumer electronics and the envi…

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Maduro seeks dismissal of charges, claims US blocked legal defence funds

Venezuela’s abducted President Nicolas Maduro has asked a United States judge to throw out drug trafficking charges brought against him by the Trump administration, alleging that Washington was sabotaging his constitutional right to defend himself. Maduro’s legal team argued on Thursday that the ca…

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Pakistan strikes Kabul, declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan following clashe

Pakistan strikes Kabul, declares ‘open war’ on Afghanistan following clashes Pakistan has struck Kabul and declared it’s in an ‘open war’ with Afghanistan, after Islamabad accused the Afghan Taliban of opening fire along the shared border. The fighting follows days of hostilities, despite a ceasefi…

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‘No longer a threat’: How Canada U-turned on India ahead of Carney visit

As officials in Ottawa were preparing for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s maiden visit to India, Canadian police were knocking on a Sikh activist’s door in Surrey, Vancouver, on Sunday to inform him that his life was at risk. Moninder Singh, who heads the Sikh Federation of Canada, had previously alre…

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