Al Jazeera News Scraper

Stay informed with comprehensive coverage of global news, especially critical tensions in the Middle East and Gaza. This powerful scraper extracts up to 200 articles per run from Al Jazeera, providing essential insights into current events and regional tensions.

📊 What You Get

Extract comprehensive article data including:

• Article titles, excerpts, and full content
• Author information and social media links
• Publication dates and timestamps
• Breaking news flags (isBreaking, isLive, isDeveloping)
• Featured images and media content
• Video content details (ID, duration, YouTube links)
• SEO metadata and categorization
• Direct article links and short URLs

🎯 Available Categories

Choose from these comprehensive news categories:

• Middle East - Regional politics, conflicts, and developments
• Africa - Continental news and analysis
• Asia - Asian regional coverage
• Europe - European affairs and politics
• US & Canada - North American coverage
• Latin America - South and Central American news
• Asia Pacific - Pacific region developments
• Explained - In-depth analysis and explanations
• Opinion - Editorial perspectives and commentary
• Sport - Sports news and updates
• Features - Long-form journalism and special reports
• Economy - Economic news and financial developments
• Human Rights - Human rights issues and advocacy
• Climate Crisis - Environmental and climate coverage
• Investigations - Investigative journalism
• Interactives - Interactive content and multimedia
• In Pictures - Photo journalism and visual stories
• Science & Technology - Tech and scientific developments
• Travel - Travel and cultural content

📈 Output Example

Here's what you can expect from each scraped article:

{
  "id": "4000575",
  "title": "Israel intercepts Gaza Sumud flotilla vessels: What we know so far",
  "excerpt": "Global Sumud Flotilla had been pressing forward with its mission to break Israel’s siege of Gaza.",
  "date": "2025-10-01T23:21:31",
  "link": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/1/israel-intercepts-gaza-sumud-flotilla-vessels-what-we-know-so-far",
  "short_url": "https://aje.io/hufuj4",
  "isBreaking": false,
  "isLive": false,
  "isDeveloping": false,
  "sponsorshipType": null,
  "postType": "post",
  "author_id": "921013",
  "author_name": "Elizabeth Melimopoulos",
  "author_link": "https://www.aljazeera.com/author/elizabeth_melimopoulos_2012611142024203731",
  "author_description": "Elizabeth Melimopoulos is an online producer with Al Jazeera English.",
  "author_job_title": "",
  "author_twitter": "https://twitter.com/Liz0210",
  "author_facebook": "",
  "author_linkedin": null,
  "featured_image_url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-10-01T200210Z_254592667_RC273HAWSAU7_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-FLOTILLA-GREECE-1759360619.jpg",
  "galleryImagesCount": null,
  "seoTitle": null,
  "video_id": "6380595169112",
  "video_duration": "00:21",
  "featuredYoutube": "",
  "content": "Israeli forces have boarded and taken control of nearly all the vessels in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)...",
  "category": "Human Rights"
}

🔧 Input Configuration

Configure your scraper with these parameters:

{
  "category": "Human Rights",
  "max_articles": 100
}

Parameters:

• category: Choose from available news categories (see list above)
• max_articles: Maximum number of articles to scrape (20-200, default: 100)

⚠️ Important Notes

• Content Availability: Sometimes the first 10 articles may not appear in the results due to dynamic loading patterns

🎯 Perfect For

• Journalists and researchers tracking Middle East developments
• Policy analysts monitoring regional tensions
• Humanitarian organizations following crisis situations
• Academic institutions studying global affairs
• News aggregators seeking comprehensive coverage
• Anyone who needs to stay informed about critical global events