Al Jazeera controversies and criticism

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Call To Close Al-Jazeera ‘unacceptable Attack’ On Free Speech

The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down,...

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Al-Jazeera Says Call To Shut It Attack On ‘freedom of Expression’

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Friday any move to shut it down was an attack on media freedom, following...

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Al-Jazeera Twitter Account Temporarily ‘suspended’

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said the Twitter account for its main Arabic-language channel was temporarily...

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Israeli Minister Backs Closing Al-Jazeera Bureau

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that he was in favour of closing the offices of Qatari...

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Israeli Minister Backs Closing Al-Jazeera Bureau

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that he was in favour of closing the offices of Qatari...

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Qatar’s Al-Jazeera Says Battling Cyber Attack

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Thursday that it was under a widescale cyber attack which had targeted "all...

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Saudi Shuts Al-Jazeera Office In Qatar Row

Saudi Arabia on Monday shut the local office of Qatar's Al-Jazeera global news channel after the kingdom and other Arab...

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Egypt Blocks Several News Sites Including Jazeera

Egypt blocked several media websites on Wednesday including those belonging to the Qatari Al-Jazeera news channel and...