Habib Siddiqui

  The Take | Al Jazeera In 2017, the US dropped the “mother of all bombs” in a remote village in Afghanistan’s Achin district. Al Jazeera made the journey to see what’s left: homes destroyed, health problems mounting, and no accountability in sight.  Start Listening

  Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has announced he is resigning to pave way for a new government   elected several days ago . Speaking in a farewell broadcast to the nation on Monday, Yunus said the interim government he oversees “is stepping down”. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 What does BNP’s landslide mean for Bangladesh’s post-uprising order? list 2 of 3 Who is Tarique Rahman, the man set to become Bangladesh prime minister? list 3 of 3 What are the challenges facing Bangladesh’s election winners? end of list “But let the practice of democracy, freedom of speech, and fundamental rights that has begun not be halted,” he said. An 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner, Yunus  returned from self-imposed exile  in August 2024 to serve as Bangladesh’s chief adviser after a student-led uprising  toppled the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina . Bangladesh held its first general elections since that uprising on February 12, and the...

  By  Majed al-Zeer Published On 16 Feb 2026 16 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media Share Save More than 457,000 European citizens have signed a petition calling for the full suspension of the European Union’s partnership agreement with Israel within the initiative’s first month. Launched on January 13 as a formally registered European citizens’ initiative, the petition must reach 1 million signatures from at least seven EU member states by January 13 next year to trigger formal consideration by the European Commission. It is not a symbolic appeal. It is a mechanism embedded within the EU’s democratic framework, designed to translate public will into institutional review. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Islamic University of Gaza resumes classes on site amid Israeli destruction list 2 of 4 Australia charges teen over online threat as Israeli president due to visit list 3 of 4 Israel subjecting Palestinian detainees to torture and abuse: UN report list ...

  United Staff for Gaza, a group of UN staffers, backs the special rapporteur after pro-Israel NGO launches a disinformation campaign against her. Listen to this article  |  7 mins United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese [File: Lukas Coch/EPA] By  Justin Salhani Published On 16 Feb 2026 16 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media Share Save Beirut, Lebanon  – Current and former United Nations staffers have spoken out in defence of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, after she faced attacks from a pro-Israeli NGO and several European government officials. Albanese – who, like all special rapporteurs, is appointed by the UN Human Rights Council but is not a UN staff member – has been subjected to repeated attacks from pro-Israeli figures and bodies, with one of the most fervent critics being UN Watch, a pro-Israel NGO. Recommended Stories list of 4 items lis...