US troops in Baghdad are getting ready to handover the neighbourhood of Hurriyah, to Iraqi security forces. It comes one month ahead of a planned pullout of all US combat forces from Iraq’s major cities. But as Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid reports, not everyone is welcoming the withdrawal, or believing claims that the Iraqi forces can guarantee security.
Sharif Ahmed, Somalia’s president, has said his country is being “invaded” by foreign fighters who are joining armed groups in their attempt to overthrow the government.
Al-Shabab, one such armed group, reportedly has up to 1,000 foreign fighters in its ranks.
Al Jazeera’s Nicole Johnston reports.
Microfinance institutions appear to have defied the global economic slump as a lifeline out of poverty to those considered unbankable.
Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons reports from Kenya where the industry is changing the face of Kenya’s largest slums.
As the Lebanese elections approach, The Arab Street takes the political pulse of Beirut, interviewing its citizens about the state of their own country and the wider Arab world.
Even though Africa contributes very little to the effects of global warming, the continent ends up suffering more than most because of climate change, new report says.
While environment ministers meet in Kenya to appeal for funds that could alleviate further devastation, experts estimate that Africa needs at least $1 billion a year to cope with climate change.
Al Jazeera’s Ama Boateng has more from Nairobi.
Nabil Abuznaid, the former chief of PLO mission in Washington, defends the Palestinian president against criticism from the Hamas group over his policies.
Leslie Gelb, author of Power Rules and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Warren Hoge, vice president of the International Peace Institute and former foreign correspondent and editor with The New York Times, join Martin Savidge to discuss the weeks top stories: The tense situation with North Korea after their missile and underground nuclear testing and President Obamas meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A discussion from Al Jazeera on France’s evolving role in the world under Nicolas Sarkosy. Dare we call it the The Third Empire?
From Real News, an overview of the cap and trade emission market-based system.
Lebanon may be on the most open societies for women in the Middle East, but they still play only a marginal role in the country’s politics. Part of the reason for this is that politics in Lebanon is largely a family affair.
Al Jazeera’s Todd Baer reports from Lebanon, where of over 500 candidates standing in the country’s June general election only 12 are women.