The Axis of Resistance is a network of groups that have been a key part of Iran’s defence strategy for years. But we’ve now seen Israel and Iran attack each other directly, while Israel has invaded Lebanon to go after the biggest group in the Axis, Hezbollah. So what does this mean for the balance of power in the region, and where does the Axis of Resistance fit into it now? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Chapters: 01:12 – What is the Axis of Resistance? 02:37 – How Lebanon’s Hezbollah became the strongest group in the Axis 05:11 – How the Axis responded to Israel’s war on Gaza 06:16 – […]
Israel has launched a wave of air strikes across Lebanon, killing more than 200 people. It says it’s going after the armed group Hezbollah, which has been firing rockets into northern Israel. Start Here with Sandra Gathmann breaks down the big news stories so they’re easy to understand. Check out the full Start Here on the Al Jazeera YouTube channel. #AJStartHere #AJShorts #AlJazeeraEnglish #Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah #Beirut #SouthernLebanon #Tyre #HezbollahIsraelTensions #HezbollahIsraelClashes #IsraelHezbollahAttacks #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #LebanonDisplacement
In the past, apartheid was only associated with South Africa. Now, it’s a label that some attach to Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, as Sandra Gathmann explains. Start Here with Sandra Gathmann breaks down the big news stories so they’re easy to understand. Check out the full Start Here on the Al Jazeera YouTube channel. #AJStartHere #AJShorts #AlJazeeraEnglish #SouthAfrica #SouthAfricaApartheid #Explained #NelsonMandela #Mandela #ANC #AfricanNationalCongress #SouthAfricaPolitics #Politics #Apartheid
More than 370,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan after the government there announced a crackdown on undocumented refugees. What’s going on? And what do deteriorating relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have to do with it? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Chapters 00:52 – Why are there many Afghan refugees in Pakistan? 01:15 – The difference between documented and undocumented refugees. 01:38 – What’s behind the Pakistani government’s policy? 02:37 – Why are Pakistani officials linking Afghan refugees to security? 02:59 – Who are the Pakistani Taliban? (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP) 04:44 – Why the TTP issue is straining relations between Pakistan’s government and the Taliban government in […]
Why are officials in Nigeria unable to protect schoolchildren from mass kidnappings? Kidnappers in Nigeria are increasingly targeting schools and abducting hundreds of students for ransom. #AJStartHere explains #Al_Jazeera_English #Start_Here #Al_Jazeera_Digital_Shows Let’s talk about the kidnappings. Children in Nigeria are being abducted from schools — often hundreds of boys and girls at a time. They’re taken for ransom. Some of them make it home. But many haven’t. So who’s behind the kidnappings? Why are they still happening? And why have the people in charge failed to stop them? It’s hard to get an exact number but around 700 people have been abducted in Nigeria so far this year — most […]
It’s the fourth election in only two years for Israel. And Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the thick of it — accused of trying to hang onto power. So, what’s going on? And what do corruption charges against Netanyahu have to do with it? the vote? 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/ #AJStartHere explains #Al_Jazeera_English #Start_Here #Al_Jazeera_Digital_Shows Let’s talk about Israel’s fourth election in just two years. The government has collapsed — again. The two coalition parties led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz had been fighting for months. So why so many trips […]
0 The presidential election in the Central African Republic was supposed to cement a peace deal. Instead, thousands of people are running for their lives and a former president wanted for “inciting genocide” is being blamed. How did it all go so wrong? 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/ #AJStartHere explains #Al_Jazeera_English #Start_Here #Al_Jazeera_Digital_Shows
The US presidential election is coming up and both the Democratic and Republican parties are choosing their nominees. The incumbent, President Donald Trump, has his challengers. But he has always looked like the shoo-in for the Republicans. Different story for the Democrats, who started with a record 28 candidates and have been working their way down to just one. The US system for choosing presidential nominees is unlike anything else in the world. It’s messy and convoluted, and not everyone thinks it’s fair. Start Here explains.
