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BBC’s neutrality is a farce: It hates India as much as Britain loves Pakistan
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BBC’s neutrality is a farce: It hates India as much as Britain loves Pakistan

Understanding why the British broadcaster stands up to its lofty claims about journalistic autonomy and independence on the Modi documentary issue, but makes a hasty, disgraceful retreat on Lineker and Attenborough

A look back at 2022: The year of war, unrest and grief
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A look back at 2022: The year of war, unrest and grief

The year 2022 was tumultuous. It was the year of war — Russia's Vladimir Putin launched an invasion in Ukraine — unrest and grief. The year started calmly, stepping out of the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, only to see a war upending the lives of countless and countries becoming angrier

How Muslim invaders and British rulers killed over 300 million people in India — still no memorial for Hindu holocaust
Opinion

How Muslim invaders and British rulers killed over 300 million people in India — still no memorial for Hindu holocaust

It’s unsettling to see Hindus being largely silent or indifferent about the horrors being unleashed on them for centuries. One wonders why there’s no memorial for the Hindu holocaust of the last 1,000 years

Israeli leader accuses Al Jazeera of ‘antisemitism’ after network files ICC lawsuit over Shireen Abu Akleh death
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Israeli leader accuses Al Jazeera of ‘antisemitism’ after network files ICC lawsuit over Shireen Abu Akleh death

Al Jazeera referred the case of Shireen Abu Akleh to ICC based on investigations carried out by the network which supposedly proves that Akleh was ‘deliberately’ killed by Israeli forces

Why Al-Jazeera is silent on Qatar’s dubious human rights records, but gets vocal on India and its democracy
Opinion

Why Al-Jazeera is silent on Qatar’s dubious human rights records, but gets vocal on India and its democracy

As a media outlet that has hired journalists mostly from the West, Al-Jazeera is the heady cocktail of the white supremacist syndrome and the Middle Eastern complex vis-à-vis India

FIFA World Cup 2022: How Qatar has shown liberalism is a weapon of mass distraction
Opinion

FIFA World Cup 2022: How Qatar has shown liberalism is a weapon of mass distraction

How did Qatar manage a press freedom ranking of 119, when India was ranked much worse at 150? And in what sense is Al-Jazeera free?

Travelling to Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022? A guide to the host country
World

Travelling to Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022? A guide to the host country

Qatar, sharing a land border with Saudi Arabia, is all set to host FIFA World Cup 2022. Ahead of the tournament, here's a look at its history, politics and military

Israeli army says 'high probability' of soldier mistakenly killing Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
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Israeli army says 'high probability' of soldier mistakenly killing Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

The conclusions were unlikely to put to rest an issue that has worsened what already were badly-strained relations between Israel and the Palestinians. Both Palestinian officials and Abu Akleh's family accused the army of evading responsibility for her killing

Palestinian probe says Israeli forces deliberately killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
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Palestinian probe says Israeli forces deliberately killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Israel has rejected the findings, with Defense Minister Benny Gantz calling them, 'a blatant lie'

Israeli forces shoot dead teenager in West Bank clashes, says Palestinian health ministry
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Israeli forces shoot dead teenager in West Bank clashes, says Palestinian health ministry

Jenin refugee camp has served as a flashpoint amid recent tensions following a wave of attacks in Israel in which 19 people were killed

Slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to be buried as Palestinians reject joint probe
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Slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to be buried as Palestinians reject joint probe

Israel has publicly called for a joint probe and stressed the need for Palestinian authorities to hand over the fatal bullet for forensic examination. However, according to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, the proposal has been rejected

Slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was an icon of Palestinian coverage
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Slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was an icon of Palestinian coverage

Abu Akleh became a household name synonymous with Al Jazeera's coverage of life under occupation during her more than two decades reporting in the Palestinian territories

US urges transparent probe into Al Jazeera journalist's killing during Israeli raid in West Bank
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US urges transparent probe into Al Jazeera journalist's killing during Israeli raid in West Bank

The Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV channel charged that Israeli forces deliberately and 'in cold blood' shot veteran reporter Abu Akleh, 51, in the head during the unrest in the Jenin refugee camp

Al Jazeera journalist covering raid on Jenin refugee camp hit by bullet, dies
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Al Jazeera journalist covering raid on Jenin refugee camp hit by bullet, dies

Al Jazeera and the Palestinian health ministry confirmed the death of veteran journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, a prominent figure in the channel's Arabic news service

Editors Guild, other Indian journalist bodies condemn Israeli airstrike on Gaza building housing AP, Al Jazeera offices
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Editors Guild, other Indian journalist bodies condemn Israeli airstrike on Gaza building housing AP, Al Jazeera offices

The EGI also demanded that the Israeli government give a detailed justification of the decision-making behind this attack 'along with evidentiary proof'

Will not be silenced, says Al-Jazeera after Israeli airstrike in Gaza destroys building with media outlets
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Will not be silenced, says Al-Jazeera after Israeli airstrike in Gaza destroys building with media outlets

The Associated Press, which also had its bureau in the building, termed the airstrike 'incredibly disturbing' and said that the world would know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today

West Asia's longest-ruling monarch, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman dies at 79; royal court declares three-day mourning
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West Asia's longest-ruling monarch, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman dies at 79; royal court declares three-day mourning

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, West Asia's longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully balancing diplomatic ties between adversaries Iran and the US, has died. He was 79

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain football federations confirm participation in Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar signalling end to diplomatic feud
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Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain football federations confirm participation in Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar signalling end to diplomatic feud

The announcements signal a possible easing of the bitter rift between Doha and the Riyadh-led group, which had imposed bans on shipping, trade, direct flights, overflights and land crossings with Qatar

Donald Trump plays 'warm-up act' to Narendra Modi at 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston: How international media covered mass rally
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Donald Trump plays 'warm-up act' to Narendra Modi at 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston: How international media covered mass rally

In what is being hailed as one of the largest ever receptions of a foreign leader in the United States, 'Howdy Modi' was marked by Donald Trump as a 'profoundly historic event', that was reportedly attended by over 50,000 people.

Days after calling reports of unrest in Srinagar's Soura 'fabricated', MHA admits to incident, but maintains no bullets were fired
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Days after calling reports of unrest in Srinagar's Soura 'fabricated', MHA admits to incident, but maintains no bullets were fired

Days after calling reports of protests and violence in Srinagar 'fabricated and incorrect', the Ministry of Home Affairs wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that 'miscreants mingled with people returning home after prayers at a local mosque' in Soura