Al Jazeera granted 48-hour stay of execution as Qatar given extension to Saudi-led ultimatum
Qatar has been given a further 48 hours to comply with demands from nearby states that it close its TV…
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UK-based Middle East news outlet also targeted for closure in Saudi-led demands against Qatar
Saudi-led demands made to Qatar as part of a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region include the closure of independent…
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John Simpson: Forced closure of Al Jazeera would be ‘serious step backwards for the whole world’
A Saudi-led bid to close down Al Jazeera is both “shocking” and “disturbing” according to the BBC’s John Simpson, who…
By Al Jazeera English chief says Saudi-led ultimatum is most serious threat channel has faced
Al Jazeera’s offices around the world have been shut down, bombed and its journalists locked up. But today it faces…
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Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states say Qatar must close down Al Jazeera as price of lifting trade embargo
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states has said Qatar must close international satellite news channel Al Jazeera as a condition…
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IFJ hits out at attempts by Gulf states to ‘force the closure of Al Jazeera’
Amid tension between other Gulf states and Qatar, the International Federation of Journalists has demanded that journalists are not used…
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Al Jazeera English turns Syrian digital warfare investigation into a computer game
Satellite news channel Al Jazeera English has launched a computer-game version of its documentary Syria’s Electronic Armies. The film by…
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Al Jazeera journalists pardoned by Egyptian president
The Egyptian president has pardoned two journalists for Al Jazeera English and dozens of human rights activists. The pair –…
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