Antony Loewenstein (Free subscription) | yesterday
This week in Sydney the Media140 conference took place. One of the sessions was a presentation by Riyaad Minty, head of social media at al-Jazeera. Here’s a blog report about the event by Paul Farrell: Riyaad Minty, Head of Social Media at Al Jazeera was the next keynote speaker, and delivered a case study about reporting [...]
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
*Al Jazeera buying 6 ART channels? Chris Forrester 05-11-2009 Emirates Business is reporting that Al Jazeera Sport has spent $2.75bn to acquire 6 sports channels from Arab Radio &...
Irons in the Fire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Duane : I'm not going to condemn him for what he did. I don't know why he did it. I will not, absolutely not, condemn him for what he had done though. If he had done it for selfish reasons I still will not condemn him. He's my brother in the end. I will never condemn him. Gavin Lee : There might be a lot of people shocked to hear you say that. Duane: Well, that's the way it is. I don't speak for the...
Right in a Left World (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
In late September, the United Nations Human Rights Council, known for turning a blind eye to violations of Human Rights in third world dictatorships while pointing accusing fingers towards free Democracies in the west, issued yet another biased report accused both “Israel and the governing Palestinian group Hamas of committing war crimes during their conflict in December of 2008 through January...
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | yesterday
"A Tunisian blogger and drama teacher, Fatma Riahi, known online as Arabicca, has been arrested by the country's police, Al Jazeera has learned. Riahi was summoned to appear before the Criminal Brigade of Gorjani in Tunis on Monday, where she was questioned about her online activities, sources said." (thanks Olivia)
Armies of Liberation (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hamid al Ahmar in an interview on al Jazeera made several interesting statements including that the president is guarded by 60 thousand army personnel in Sanaa, He also disclosed the name of the arms dealer (Yousef Al-Magani) that bought arms for Houthi rebels in the 4th war from Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, head of the [...]
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | yesterday
Anti-government fighters in northern Yemen claim to have captured a number of Saudi soldiers, amid reports of the kingdom's increasing involvement in the conflict. Mohammed Abdel-Salam, a spokesman for the Houthis, told Al Jazeera on Friday that the men were seized after Saudi ground forces crossed into Yemeni territory. "We will carry out interviews with them ... they will be treated with respect,"...
Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lured by promises of a better future, thousands of young Africans from nations neighbouring Somalia are being recruited into the conflict in the capital, Mogadishu. Al Jazeera has spoken to families in Northern Kenya who say their men and children are being taken off to train in secret camps, and that the Kenyan government is involved. Mohammed [...]
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yemen's Shia soldiers have captured an unspecified number of Saudi soldiers, al Houthi spokesman told Al Jazeera television.2009/11/7
3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sakhr al-Makhadi at Al Jazeera: A series of controversial Israeli films are provoking outrage and plaudits in equal measure at the London Film Festival. The best documentary award has gone to one of the year's most controversial films. Defamation is...
Because No One Asked (Free subscription) | yesterday
Army spokesman General Kevin Bergner “said he did not know if the army planned any security measures to protect Muslim members of the armed services.” Which idiot reporter actually asked him the question which triggered that answer? Did someone really ask whether the Army is doing something extra to protect Muslim soldiers? What he from al-Jazeera? I [...]
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya says that the U.S. brokered deal to restore his presidency has failed. He remains held-up in the Brazilian embassy. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Friday, November 06, 2009 22:39 Mecca time, 19:39 GMT Zelaya: Power-sharing deal dead Zelaya has been living in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa since late September Honduras's deposed...
Worldfocus (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has decided not to seek re-election. Israeli Minister Yuli Edelstein discusses the prospects of peace in the Middle East and why Israel won't agree to a settlement freeze. Al Jazeera English's John Terrett reports on the challenges and reasons behind Abbas' decision.
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan is being blamed for the killing of 13 US soldiers and the wounding of 30 others at a base in Fort Hood, Texas. The soldier was being deployed to Afghanistan over his objection. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Friday, November 06, 2009 19:19 Mecca time, 16:19 GMT Deaths in US army base shooting The suspect has been named as Nidal Malik Hasan, an...
Arabic Video News in English (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
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