Al Jazeera satellite channel has accepted the resignations of five female presenters who clashed with management over several issues, ranging from alleged harassment to dress code, a London-based Arab newspaper has reported. “Al Jazeera, in line with its policy of rejecting arm-twisting, has accepted the resignation of the five rebellious presenters,” an official from...
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A Doha-based pro-democracy watchdog has called for strong moves to expose the Israeli “massacre” on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla as Qataris and expatriates said that the Israeli leaders who ordered the attack should be held responsible, Qatari media reported. Condemning the Israeli raid, Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) said that the “massacre was the latest...
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Libya’s clubs will boycott matches against teams from Algeria and Egypt, the government has allegedly decided. The ban covers all sports matches and athletic competitions, Libyan and Algerian media have said. No official statement was issued to explain the boycott, but Libya Sports Channel said that the government had informed the Libyan Olympic Committee...
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Bahrain is not negotiating with Israel over the four Bahraini activists held after Israeli forces raided their Gaza-bound ship and their deportation will be through a non-Israeli airport, a foreign ministry official has said. “There are no direct negotiations between Manama and Tel Aviv over the issue and the Bahrainis will be allowed to...
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As Aynur Akdeniz saw the first videos showing the attacks of Israel on the Gaza aid flotilla, she immediately switched off the TV to prevent her two children from seeing it. Her husband Mehmet Ali Akdeniz, 34, was on the ship. Aynur then rushed to the building of Humanitarian Aid Foundation (İHH’s) in Istanbul’s...
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A mass demonstration in front of the Israeli consulate in Istanbul lasted until beyond midnight, with many protestors saying that they would not leave the area until they knew the fate of their relatives and friends on the humanitarian ships attacked by Israeli forces. The number of protestors, around 1,500 people during the day,...
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