Al-Jazeera
Azhar says no Uyghur students arrested from campus, fellow institutions
Egypt
July 8, 2017
Azhar says no Uyghur students arrested from campus, fellow institutions
Azhar, the world’s foremost Sunni Islam institution, denied that any of their Uyghur students has been arrested on the university…
Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base
Middle East
June 23, 2017
Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base
Turkey on Friday rejected a key demand by several Arab states involved in a major dispute with Qatar, saying Ankara…
Arab states demand Qatar closes Jazeera, cuts back ties to Iran
Middle East
June 23, 2017
Arab states demand Qatar closes Jazeera, cuts back ties to Iran
Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing…
Al-Jazeera Twitter account back after being suspended
Middle East
June 17, 2017
Al-Jazeera Twitter account back after being suspended
The Twitter account of the Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera has been returned after being suspended by the website. “The official account…
Qatar says it won’t ‘surrender’ in Gulf row
World
June 9, 2017
Qatar says it won’t ‘surrender’ in Gulf row
Qatar said Thursday it will not “surrender” and rejected any interference in its foreign policy, defying its Gulf neighbours in…
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Several Qatar-affiliated news outlets and other local news websites were blocked in Egypt on Wednesday in the wake of allegedly false footage…
Unverified statements by Qatari Emir against Egypt, Gulf countries cause potential political crisis
Middle East
May 24, 2017
Unverified statements by Qatari Emir against Egypt, Gulf countries cause potential political crisis
The Middle East political arena has been in a headspin since Tuesday evening when Qatar’s state-run television broadcast statements, allegedly…
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Middle East
May 24, 2017
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Qatar said hackers allegedly broke into the website of its state-run news agency on Wednesday and published a fake story…