The view from Manama airport
Things have been tense and smoky in Bahrain since troops from several GCC countries entered earlier this week. Yesterday, Bahraini police cracked down on protesters with tear gas and rubber…
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Qatar’s fake protests
       No disgruntled people turned out to protest against Qatar’s Emir, the country’s relationship with the U.S. or its first lady today. This was not…
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Japan relief effort: How to help from your couch
           It’s going to take a long time for Japan to dig out of the devastation caused the largest earthquake its ever…
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Tribute to Ali Hassan Al Jaber
Tribute to Ali Hassan Al Jaber abdulrahmanabdi: It was startling news when I heard about the Al Jazeera staffer being killed in Libya. But what was disheartening was when I…
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Guest post: Mood shifts from upbeat to somber at AJForum
By Ousama Itani After the events of the first day of the Sixth Al Jazeera Forum, it’s clear that the world is an equally fascinating and heartbreaking place. It was…
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Al Jazeera cameraman killed in apparent ambush while reporting in Libya
Death of Qatari journalist comes days after the GCC calls the Gaddafi regime “illegitimate.” On Thursday, Qatar’s prime minister urged the embattled leader to “take a brave decision and leave…
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Al Jazeera Forum to feature Arab youth in revolt
The sixth iteration of Al Jazeera’s annual forum in Doha kicks off tomorrow at the Sheraton Hotel with a focus on the unrest across the Middle East. Although they appear…
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Finally! A draft of Qatar’s new media law
We’ve been talking about it for years, and God help me, I’m starting to get my hopes up. That’s because today, Qatar-based Arabic daily newspaper Al-Sharq published details of a draft…
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There is no way people in Qatar are going to take to the streets to protest’
There is no way people in Qatar are going to take to the streets to protest against the regime, and there are a dozen reasons why…Firstly, there are no starving…
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