Mazhar al-Wais on Syria’s transitional justice process and the fight for truth after Bashar al-Assad’s fall. As Syria turns the page after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, the transitional government promises justice, truth, and rule of law. In his first interview since taking office, Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais tells Talk to Al Jazeera how his ministry preserved … Read more
To those familiar with the autocrat’s playbook, Nayib Bukele’s latest move was not surprising. On July 31st El Salvador’s legislative assembly, dominated by his New Ideas party, voted to remove presidential term limits from the constitution. Mr Bukele is now able to seek re-election indefinitely. Aged just 44, he could rule El Salvador’s 6.3m people … Read more
Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes claims, and spoke on the Rohingya. Just before a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, General Zaw Min Tun sat down with Talk to Al Jazeera. In a rare interview, the military government’s spokesperson defended military rule … Read more
At least six of the court’s eight justices need to uphold Yoon’s impeachment to remove him from office. South Korea’s Constitutional Court has announced that it will on Friday issue its ruling on whether to permanently remove impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office. The court said in a statement on Tuesday that it will … Read more
The military had promised elections in July to restore civilian rule, but it also said security would take priority. Burkina Faso’s military rulers will remain in power for another five years after national talks ended in agreeing to extend the transition back to democracy by 60 months from July, according to the text of an … Read more
National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday did not rule out strikes inside Iran after the U.S. launched airstrikes Friday targeting Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the killing of three American soldiers. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sullivan was asked by moderator Kristen Welker about whether the U.S. … Read more
Updated Nov. 12, 2023 1:29 pm ET Israel is diverging from the U.S. and Arab world on a postwar solution for Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a role for the Palestinian Authority, which Washington and some Arab leaders prefer to take over from Hamas. Netanyahu, under pressure from his right-wing political base, … Read more