Dozens of lawmakers have called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to run an inquiry into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh.
Military says 'no suspicion' of a criminal act, Israeli media reported, adding that soldiers part of the deadly raid on the occupied West Bank had testified that they ‘had not seen’ the Al Jazeera journalist when she was shot and killed.
The final text merely says that "journalists should be protected as civilians" and does not mention violence during the Friday funeral for Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Younger Palestinian journalists remember how Abu Akleh’s coverage inspired them to follow in her footsteps and shaped the way Palestinians tell their own story.
The US says the Al Jazeera reporter’s death must be “investigated transparently”, while Türkiye's communications director stresses that those responsible should be brought to justice.
Shireen Abu Akleh was shot in the face and died of her wounds while reporting on an Israeli army raid in Jenin town, Palestinian officials and Al Jazeera say.
The Qatari media company has shelved its controversial right-wing show in December, less than a year after it was launched.
2021 was a year of reconciliation and diplomacy in the Gulf, and if recent signs are anything to go by, the next year may see more of the same.
Security forces ordered offices of broadcaster Al Jazeera to be shut down, according to a statement by the Qatar-based network on its Facebook page.
The Associated Press says it has seen no evidence to support Israel's claims about why it destroyed the 12-storey tower that also housed Al Jazeera during the last month's brutal assault on Gaza.
Reporters sans Frontieres calls upon the International Criminal Court to determine whether Israeli air strikes on a Gaza building housing media outlets constituted a war crime.
The Qatari media network’s launch of Rightly, a digital platform that will cater to US conservatives, could be part of a strategy to future-proof Doha from political blowback.
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