JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has reiterated its rejection of the mounting evidence that points to its involvement in the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. In a statement, the Israeli army accused the UN probe of being “biased”, citing Palestinians’ refusal to hand the bullet that killed Abu Akleh to Israel...
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories – (AFP) The Palestinian Authority on Sunday called on Israel to hand over the gun that allegedly fired the shot which killed Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. Abu Akleh was shot and killed on May 11 while covering an Israeli army operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Al Jazeera network has published a photo of a bullet it said killed its correspondent in Palestine, Shireen Abu Akleh, while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank. An investigation conducted by the media network and published on its website stated that “the green-tipped bullet was designed to...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Moroccan authorities have banned a controversial British film about the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In a statement, the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (MCC) said “The Lady of Heaven” was banned from being screened or commercialized in Morocco. The ban came hours after the Council of Ulema, Mor...
LONDON (AA) – A major UK cinema on Wednesday canceled all screenings of a controversial movie following protests by the British Muslim community. Cineworld canceled all screenings of the highly controversial movie The Lady of Heaven after demonstrations against the film grew in a number of cities across the UK, including Birmingham, Bolton, an...
ANKARA – At least 32 journalists have been killed in Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine, the Ukrainian culture and information policy minister has said. As Ukraine marks its annual Journalists Day, Oleksandr Tkachenko hailed all journalists working in the war-ravaged country as “heroes.” “Eternal memory to our fighters of information front. All j...
Jerusalem, Palestine – (AFP): Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian woman who had allegedly been carrying a knife in the southern West Bank. A statement from the Israeli army termed the incident “attempted stabbing” against which the Israeli troops took action. The incident took place near Al Aroub camp, north of the city of...
GAZA CITY, Palestine – An Arab NGO documented 148 violations of Palestinian journalists’ rights by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories last month. In a statement, the Journalists Support Committee said the month of May witnessed a surge in attacks on Palestinian journalists by Israeli forces and settlers. It termed the attacks...
PARIS – France has demanded an urgent investigation into the death of journalist Frederic Leclerc-Imhoff, who was allegedly killed during a bombing campaign by Russian forces in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who is on an official visit to Ukraine, described the death of the 32-year-old, who worked for French news channel B...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Friday to conclude its inquiry into the murder of veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Blinken “underscored the importance of concluding the investigations into the death of Palestinian-American Shireen Abu Akleh” during a call with Israeli Foreign Minister ...
