The world’s biggest climate summit is coming to Glasgow and the stakes couldn’t be higher. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains what it’s all about and why #COP26 could be make-or-break for the planet. Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW 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/ And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️ #climatechange #globalwarming #whatisCOP26
Lebanon is in crisis. The economy is collapsing, there are big shortages of basics like fuel and medicine, and there’s little faith that the new government will turn things around. How did it get so bad and why is it so hard to fix? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW 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/ And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️ #lebanon #lebanoncrisis #lebanoneconomiccrisis #lebanonpolitics
Madagascar is on the brink of famine because of its worst drought in 40 years. And a big reason for that is climate change. #AJStartHere explains. Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW 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/ #MadagascarDrought #MadagascarFoodCrisis #StartHere
Afghan journalist Ali M. Latifi told #AJStartHere what life was like in Kabul on the first day with the Taliban in charge. Here’s what he saw ⤵️ 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/ #taliban #TalibaninAfghanistan #taliban_vs_usa
On July 8, President Biden said a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was “highly unlikely”. On August 15, they were in the presidential palace in Kabul. They’ve declared an “amnesty” across the country and urged women to join their government. But can they be trusted? Many Afghans fear the Taliban will revert to the brutal way they ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s. Women are afraid that the rights they’ve gained in the last 20 years will be lost. And thousands are trying to get out — resulting in desperate and chaotic scenes at the airport in Kabul. How did the Taliban takeover happen so fast? And what does this mean for […]
Food, medicine and fuel shortages have driven Cubans to protest for “patria y vida” or “homeland and life”. And then there’s the pandemic. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann looks at why life in Cuba is so tough. #CubaFreedom #PatriaYVida #Cuba #CubaProtests #CubaEconomy 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/
What’s behind the recent looting and rioting in South Africa? And where does former president Jacob Zuma fit in? #AJStartHere with @SandraGathmann looks at the backstory. #southafricariots #SouthAfricaUnrest #jacobzuma #southafricariots 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/ South Africa is dealing with a lot of problems — the legacy of apartheid, huge economic inequality, crushing unemployment and the most recorded cases of COVID-19 in Africa. But none of that — except for the pandemic — is new. So why did things kick off back in early July? Well, you can’t answer that question without talking about the former […]
The president of Haiti has been assassinated. What happened to Jovenel Moïse? And where does this leave one of the world’s poorest countries? #Assassination #Haiti #JovenelMoise 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/
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the biggest infrastructure project in the world. Why are G7 countries worried? And what’s China’s endgame? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. #BeltandRoadInitiative #G7 #G7summit #B3W #ChinaBRI #BRI 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/
President Biden says gun violence in the US is an “epidemic” and an “international embarrassment”. So what’s he trying to do about it? And are more gun laws the answer? #AJStartHere with @sandragathmann explains. #USGunLaw #GunLaw #GunControl 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/
