Stefanie Dekker

Stefanie Dekker

Stefanie joined Al Jazeera English in November 2005. She has travelled extensively for Al Jazeera as International Correspondent, covering and reporting on stories from Angola, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan, Gaza, Israel and the United States.

Africa

'Gaza is almost dead': Palestinians frustrated with their leaders

Palestinians living under siege in Gaza speak to Al Jazeera about their frustration and anger with their leaders who 'do nothing' and only 'care about their own power'.

'Gaza is almost dead': Palestinians frustrated with their leaders

US & Canada

US anti-gun youth movement gaining strength

A growing number of young people in the US are coming together to speak out against lax gun laws.

US anti-gun youth movement gaining strength

Syrian Refugees

Haneen: Exhibition of Syrian children's longings in war

Artists have come together to visualise poetry written by child refugees, giving form to the impact that the war has had on their young lives.

Haneen: Exhibition of Syrian children's longings in war

Middle East

Turkey's Afrin offensive enters second week

The Turkish offensive in the Kurdish-held border town of Afrin has entered its second week.

Turkey's Afrin offensive enters second week

Turkey

Afrin: Turkey battles Kurds over key mountain

Turkey is battling to take a key mountain in northern Syria, as it steps up its offensive against US-backed Kurdish fighters in the Afrin region.

Afrin: Turkey battles Kurds over key mountain

Middle East

Turkish Afrin operation: Erdogan vows to push out YPG

Turkish forces continue to push Kurdish fighters away from Afrin, but many locals feel the new fighting blends into the routine of the past seven years of suffering in Syria.

Turkish Afrin operation: Erdogan vows to push out YPG

Turkey-Syria border

Turkey boosting military presence along border near Syria's Afrin

Turkey is steadily increasing its troop presence near the Kurdish-held border town of Afrin.

Turkey boosting military presence along border near Syria's Afrin

Middle East

Yemen facing worst famine in decades

The war in Yemen, now approaching its third year, has caused 'the world's worst humanitarian crisis' - possibly the worst in a half-century.

Yemen facing worst famine in decades

Middle East

Saudi: Weapon fired toward kingdom

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has intercepted a missile fired by Houthi rebels, headed towards the kingdom. This as fighting continues in many parts of the country.

Saudi: Weapon fired toward kingdom

Middle East

Iraq Kurdistan secession bid takes a toll on economy

The economy in the Kurdish region of Iraq has taken a hit after the referendum on secession.

Iraq Kurdistan secession bid takes a toll on economy

War & Conflict

Iraq's Christians worry over Iraqi-Kurdish conflict

Caught between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish Peshmerga in northern Iraq, Iraq's Christians worry about the future of their home.

Iraq's Christians worry over Iraqi-Kurdish conflict

Middle East

A sense of abandonment burgeons among Iraq's Kurds

As Baghdad asserts its authority Kurds fear federal government is taking away the autonomy they enjoyed for years.

A sense of abandonment burgeons among Iraq's Kurds