Published On 28 May 202628 May 2026 Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior has warned farmers and residents to be on the alert for an invasion of datura plants – commonly known as jimsonweed, thorn apple or devil’s trumpet. Plants like datura usually grow sparsely in desert regions but can beContinue Reading
Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s real estate and farming sectors are seeing a surge in diaspora-driven investment, with two young content creators quietly emerging as unexpected influencers shaping the trend. Kundai Chitima, 31, and Kelvin Birioti, 20, each running their own social media channel, have built followings that seem to influenceContinue Reading
Rammun, occupied West Bank – Fresh off the seventh forced displacement of his central West Bank Bedouin community since 1948, Abu Najjeh was not in a contemplative mood leading up to Nakba Day. He said he was in a rush, too busy reacting to the crises of the day –Continue Reading
Kenya is hosting the Africa Forward 2026 summit in partnership with France, the first of its kind held outside a Francophone country. The summit, which brings together African leaders and business executives from across the continent and beyond, has sparked criticism at home and abroad. Since President William Ruto tookContinue Reading
Football has gained a foothold in the US, and the country seems ready to host the World Cup this summer – which was not clear in 1994. Back then, when the US last hosted the World Cup, the country had no professional league and the national team was cobbled togetherContinue Reading
Preah Vihear/Siem Reap provinces – When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores. She first fetches water, then washes dishes and sweeps the leaves and dust from around the blue tarpaulin tent her family now calls home, in the grounds of a BuddhistContinue Reading
Nablus, occupied West Bank – Islam Madani says families and young people from the Askar refugee camp would once congregate beneath the olive trees on the slopes of Tel Askar, a hilly area in the north of the occupied West Bank which is home to the camp. “But most won’tContinue Reading
Gaza City, Gaza Strip – On a mattress placed on the floor of a half-destroyed apartment, Duha Abu Yousef sits holding her newborn baby with great difficulty after an emergency cesarean section was performed following her arrival at a hospital the night before. Abu Yousef, 24, who had entered herContinue Reading
Note: Al Jazeera is withholding some details of interviewees, such as surnames, to protect their identities. Douankara, Mauritania – One evening in late March, 75-year-old Moctar gathered with his family and friends in Sondaje, a village in northern Mali, to plan their escape. For months, homes had been raided byContinue Reading
Dasht, Balochistan, Pakistan – Karim Baksh bends down to a narrow channel of water, guiding it with his hands through shallow mud channels towards a row of growing ripening watermelons. In Dasht, a remote village in the southern part of Balochistan, geographically Pakistan’s largest province, Baksh’s crops for years dependedContinue Reading
