Friday 19 April, 2019
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Arab satellite news broadcaster of incitement.
Gulf states have demanded Qatar agree to complete a list of demands to end the blockade against it.
The nation’s foreign minister said today that the list of 13 demands given to his government is not reasonable.
The Qatar-based broadcaster denounced the move as an attack on media freedom.
Meanwhile, the Israeli embassy in London apologised after one of its staff threatened to “take down” a British government minister.
Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was one of the codefendants but was not sentenced to death.
“The only allegation in the programme from Charlie Sly is that growth hormone was sent repeatedly.”
Ahmed Mansour is accused of being involved in an uprising in Egypt.
The human rights lawyer faced pressure over a fact-finding mission she was involved in looking at the country’s power structures.
The three men have been detained since December 2013.
Three men are among a group of journalists convicted of ‘falsifying news’ and supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Hollywood actor will be jetting into the capital next week.
Peter Greste, a former BBC journalist currently working for Al-Jazeera, won the prestigious Peabody award in 2011.
Russ Finn was freed yesterday, his employers Al Jazeera have confirmed. He was held without charge after being arrested with three colleagues last Tuesday.
Russ Finn was working for broadcaster Al-Jazeera in Cairo. He has been held since Tuesday when he was arrested along with two colleagues.
The international broadcaster has bought Current TV in a deal aimed at allowing it to expand in the US market.
It is the first time in 14 years that a foreign journalist has been kicked out of China.
Sky News Arabia will broadcast rolling news from Abu Dhabi, starting tomorrow.
The broadcaster is danger of losing their rights to show top flight English football according to the league’s chief executive.
A video has emerged which claims to show Gaddafi’s corpse (not main picture here) as National Transitional Council in Libya confirms the ousted leader was captured and died of his wounds.
A newsreader on the state-run al-Libiyah channel waves a gun and says station staff will die to protect it.
The Palestinian journalist appeared before an Israeli military court today.
Day 112 of the Syrian Revolution and Assad’s crackdown on the anti-government movement continues as tanks move on the city of Hama.
Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets across Syria, as troops begin to move into towns.
The Al Jazeera journalist had been detained 19 days ago when she arrived in Syria before then being sent to Iran.
New leaked diplomatic cables show how the US asking its Dublin office to provide profiles of influential Irish Muslims.
The appointed vice-president has announced that Mubarak has decided to “waive the office of the republic”.
Wife of former Sky Sports presenter says that sexist remarks were just ‘banter’.
Nine things you need to know by 9am: More health insurance hikes, more debates about debates, but no more fanmail for Hitler’s former bodyguard…
BSKYB is in talks to launch Sky News in Arabic. The service would compete with Al-Jazareera and would be free-to-air. Media Guardian is reporting that the new service is a 50/50 joint venture between Sky and an Abu-Dhabi based investor.
TODAY MARKS 70 years since Ireland officially became a republic.
At midnight on 18 April 1949, Ireland officially left the British Commonwealth and became a Republic.
But while a number of countries around the world celebrate the anniversaries on which they gained independence or became a republic, Ireland doesn’t do either.
Leo Varadkar has previously raised the possibility of having a Republic Day, while it’s also been suggested that the day would not even need to be a public holiday.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland mark the anniversary of the day when it became a Republic?
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