Pakistan has temporarily suspended mobile services across the country as polls open for the general elections. The Interior Ministry says this is to maintain law and order amid security concerns. Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing in the south western province of Balochistan, which killed at least 28 people on Wednesday. The vote was delayed twice last year over political unrest. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder is monitoring the latest developments in Islamabad and Assed Baig is on the phone from Lahore. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Pakistan #PakistanElections #PakistanPolitics #PakistanPoliticalTurmoil […]
Israeli military snipers shot and killed three sheep in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, according to a Palestinian journalist who filmed the incident. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Three American soldiers were killed in a drone attack in Jordan at a US military base known as Tower 22, near the Syrian and Iraqi borders. Here’s what we know about the attack. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
A Russian military transport plane has crashed in Belgorod near the Ukrainian border. Russia’s defence ministry said 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were on the plane, and Russian media said three other passengers and six crew were also on board. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
Palestinian journalist Motaz Azaiza, who gathered a loyal following online for his reports on the Gaza war, has left Gaza. He posted a final video from the Strip before leaving for Qatar. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
At least 198 people have been killed in central Nigeria in attacks on remote farming communities. Another 300 were injured when gunmen torched houses and destroyed property. Thousands have fled their homes following the worst violence in central Nigeria for five years. Al Jazeera’s Fidelis Mbah reports from Bokkos, central Nigeria. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Nigeria #NigeriaConfict #NigeriaArmedForces #NigeriaArmy #NigeriaGovernment #AlJazeeraEnglish
Sierra Leone’s government says armed men attacked institutions in the capital in an attempted coup last Sunday. Thousands of inmates are still on the run after they escaped from a maximum-security prison. But the president is reassuring people that everything is under control. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SierraLeone #JuliusMaadaBio #SierraLeoneGovernment #SierraLeoneBarracksAttack #Freetown
Sierra Leone’s president says calm has been restored after a group of soldiers attempted to break into the armoury of the capital’s military barracks. A search is underway for the attackers. The president has imposed a nationwide curfew. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SierraLeone #JuliusMaadaBio #SierraLeoneCurfewEnforcement #SierraLeoneBarracksAttack #Freetown
Myanmar’s military has suffered a series of defeats in recent weeks. But there are growing concerns that the success of the ethnic armed groups fighting the army, could further destabilise the country. Al Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #AlJazeeraEnglish #News #Myanmar #MyanmarMilitary #MyanmarRebels #Mandalay #NorthernShanState #MyanmarTradeRouteDisruption
Mali’s military is accusing the UN peacekeeping mission of compromising security in the north of the country by closing its operation in haste. Chadian UN peacekeepers are leaving the northern town of Kidal where Touareg rebels are regrouping. The junta says The UN’s departure is creating a security vacuum with armed groups gaining ground. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Mali #UnitedNations #UN #peacekeepers #MaliViolence #NorthernMali #TuaregRebels #Kidal #MaliArmy