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The logo of Al Jazeera Media Network is seen during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes, France, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Al Jazeera Offices Closed in Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 5, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and Information announced on Monday shutting local offices of Al Jazeera, Qatar’s influential satellite channel, hours after the kingdom and other Arab powers cut ties over Doha’s support for ultra-hardliners and Iran....

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In this Nov. 1, 2006 file photo, a Qatari employee of Al Jazeera Arabic language TV news channel walks past the logo of Al Jazeera in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Did Al Jazeera Help Spread Qaeda Propaganda?!

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 1, 2017 | Features

Ever since 2003, the Doha-based and state-funded Al Jazeera had served as an outlet for al-Qaeda terrorists in Saudi Arabia. The media company had actively hosted a number of al-Qaeda members, and aired their documentaries or footage covering attacks the group staged...

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Egyptian Prosecution Imprisons Al-Jazeera Journalist For 15 days Pending Investigation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Judicial sources said that Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution yesterday ordered the imprisonment of an Al-Jazeera journalist named Mahmoud Hussein for 15 days pending investigation on charges including preparing “fabricated” reports about the country to...

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Jazeera Reporter among Dead During Russian Airstrike in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 12, 2016 | Middle East

London – Al-Jazeera News Channel announced that one of its freelance reporters was killed during a Russian airstrike in northwest Syria. The channel identified the reporter Ibrahim al-Omar who reported for al-Jazeera Mubasher and was killed in the town of...

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The logo of Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite news channel is seen in Doha February 7, 2011. REUTERS/ Fadi Al-Assaad

Qatar’s Al Jazeera to Lay off 500 Employees Worldwide

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2016 | Media

Qatar’s Al Jazeera broadcasting network is set to cut about 500 employees or more than 10 percent of its staff worldwide, it announced on Sunday reflecting financial pressures on the tiny Gulf state due to low global prices for oil and natural gas. Most of the...