A deal penned in March stipulated that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) would integrate with state institutions by the end of the year, but its implementation has since stalled.
Published On 4 Jan 2026
A deal penned in March stipulated that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) would integrate with state institutions by the end of the year, but its implementation has since stalled.
Published On 4 Jan 2026

Iran Protests Break Fear Barrier to Overthrow Mullahs' Regime

China political analyst Victor Gao argues that the US has come to terms with China’s growing power.
The United States has realised it cannot keep “trying to police the whole world”, argues Victor Gao, the vice president of the Center for…
Follow the build-up, analysis and live text commentary of the game as South Africa face Cameroon in a last-16 showdown.
Published On 4 Jan 2026

Was Gaza the Laboratory of a New U.S. Foreign Policy?

Who: Nigeria vs Mozambique
What: CAF Africa Cup of Nations
Where: Fez Stadium in Fez, Morocco
When: Monday at 8pm (19:00 GMT)
How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 16:00 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream.

As global crises multiply and trust in international institutions erodes, the United Nations faces growing questions about its relevance and authority. Thirty years after pledges to end hunger and reduce inequality, progress is stalling, wars are…
Witnesses say the attackers drove motorcycles and opened fire indiscriminately on the Kasuwan Daji market in Demo village.
Published On 4 Jan 2026
Gunmen have raided a village in northern…

My last visit to the village of Yanoun was about two years ago, when I reported on the only school that remained in the beleaguered hamlet in the northern occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers and the army had been continuously harassing…

Nicolas Maduro, 63, kept an iron grip on power for over a decade in Venezuela.
It ended abruptly on Saturday, January 3, when United States forces abducted him and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, removing them from the country.
The two are…