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Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera (Arabic: الجزيره‎ al-ğazīra IPA: [aldʒazi:ra]), meaning "the island" in Arabic, is a Middle Eastern news network. The name refers to the network's status as the only independent news network in the Middle East. Al Jazeera is a television network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel with the same name, Al Jazeera has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the Internet and specialty TV channels in multiple languages. Al Jazeera is accessible in several world regions.

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Kurdistan Regional Government Natural Resources Minister Hawrami speaks with Turkish Energy Minister Yildiz during a joint news conference in Arbil
Iraq Warns Kurds Against Striking Oil Deal With Turkey

By IBTimes

Baghdad believes such an arrangement contravenes Iraqi laws, while Kurds assert they can sign any contract regarding their natural resources according to the terms of the constitution. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: IRAQ

Kerry Anne Rome, 33, from Thulby, Lincolnshire, died in a motorcycle accident while working for Al-Jazeera's English-language station in Doha, Qatar
Kerry Anne Rome: First Female Al Jazeera Director Dies in Tragic Motorbike Accident

By IBTimes UK

British TV director Kerry Anne Rome killed in motorcycle accident in Doha, Qatar. (May 17)

Women in Delhi Protest against rape
Delhi: The Center Of India's Growing Rape Crisis

By IBTimes

India's emergence as an economic superpower has been accompanied by a disturbing and unexpected phenomenon: an apparent increase in sexual assaults on women.The actual number of rapes in Delhi -- and India as a whole -- is likely to be dramatically higher than indicated by published statistics. (May 12)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, PAKISTAN, COURT, INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA

Egpytian Presidential Debate
Egypt, And Arab World's, First Televised Presidential Debate Embodies New Democracy

By IBTimes

Egypt held the first-ever televised presidential debate in the Arab world on Thursday, featuring frontrunners Amr Moussa and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, selected from among a total of 13 candidates. (May 11)

MORE TOPICS: ELECTIONS, EGYPT

Fernando Zylberberg has been dropped from Argentina’s warm-up Olympic squad. (YouTube)
London 2012 Olympics: Fernando Zylberberg Dropped from Argentine Warm-up Hockey Squad after Falklands Training Video

By IBTimes UK

Provocative training video leads to hockey star not making it to Sultan Azlan Shah Cup squad. (May 09)

MORE TOPICS: ARGENTINA, ADVERTISING, LONDON

Libyan Rebels
Disgruntled Rebel Gunmen Open Fire On Libyan PM Office, Killing At Least 3

By IBTimes

Armed militia groups opened fire on the Libyan prime minister's office in the capital Tripoli Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding several others. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: ELECTIONS, LIBYA

Ghost Office
Al Jazeera Correspondent Target Of China's First Journalist Expulsion From Country Since 1998

By IBTimes

Al Jazeera's English-language correspondent in Beijing, Melissa Chan, has been denied press credentials and visa renewal by Chinese authorities. The move has prompted Al Jazeera to close its Beijing bureau. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, JOURNALISM

Melissa Chan
Al-Jazeera English Shuts China Bureau after Expulsion of Sole Reporter Melissa Chan

By IBTimes UK

Melissa Chan's loss of journalist's work visa forces broadcaster to close Beijing office amid claims of censorship by Chinese government. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA

Anonymous Hackers Target CIA, UK Supreme Court Over ‘Pirate Bay’ Censorship
Anonymous Hackers Target CIA, UK Supreme Court Over ‘Pirate Bay’ Censorship

By IBTimes

Hacktivist members of the online collective called "Anonymous" targeted the websites of the United Kingdom Supreme Court and the CIA on Friday, responding to efforts by both governments to stifle internet freedom. (May 04)

MORE TOPICS: UNITED KINGDOM, TWITTER, COURT, SUPREME COURT, CONGRESS

Osama Bin Laden
Newly Released Bin Laden Letters Highlight Al Qaeda's Internal Divisions, Media Campaigns

By IBTimes

Newly released correspondence between Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants illuminate the inner workings of Al Qaeda, touching on topics that include media messaging, the need to unify an increasingly fractured organization and fears that jihadists are alienating other Muslims. (May 03)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, PAKISTAN, SOMALIA