The World Bank has halted all paid advertising on X, formerly Twitter, after a CBS News investigation revealed that its ads appear under racist content. CBS News discovered a verified X account with more than 115,000 followers posting offensive imagery and pro-Nazi rhetoric, with World Bank ads featured in the comments. The organization condem...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Four Palestinian journalists were injured by Israeli army fire in the West Bank town of Kafr Dan, the Red Crescent Society said. The society said two journalists were treated on the spot by its medics while two others were transferred to hospital. Jaraah Khalaf, one of the injured journalists, said he […]
A Pakistani court has acquitted a freelance journalist who was accused of spreading false news that incited riots against Muslims in the UK. The court’s decision followed a Federal Investigation Authority report clearing Farhan Asif of the charges. Arrested in Lahore last week, Asif was initially blamed for spreading misinformation about a sta...
Billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Saturday evening. He was taken into custody as he disembarked from his private jet arriving from Azerbaijan. French media sources report Durov was detained under a French arrest warrant involving allegations related to Telegram’s operatio...
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has upheld the Emmy nomination of Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda. This is despite intense pressure from pro-Israel group Creative Community for Peace (CCFP). Owda, who is from Gaza, was nominated for her poignant documentary “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive,” which...
American documentary producer Leyla al-Arian, renowned for her work on the struggles of Palestinians, has criticized the international community’s inaction over Israeli brutality in Gaza. The executive producer of the documentary “Night Won’t End – Biden’s War on Gaza,” voiced frustration in an interview with Anadolu news. Sh...
Police in Chicago clashed with journalists during Free Palestine protests outside the Democratic National Convention In Chicago this week. Footage captured the chaos, with riot police forcibly removing demonstrators and journalists. Anadolu news agency video journalist Mostafa Bassim reported aggressive intimidation by police. He faced threat...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The X account of Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef has mysteriously disappeared. The reason for the removal of his account, which had nearly 12 million followers, is unknown. Youssef said on his final post on X before the account disappeared: “Antisemitism was an accusation that used to freeze the blood on people’s vein...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Journalists in Gaza are dying at a rate far higher than other professionals, suggesting they are being deliberately targeted. “The mortality rate among journalists is much, much higher than in other civilian professions. Indeed with more than 12% of Gazan journalists dead, it’s a mortality rate that would be u...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Senegalese news organisations widely heeded a call on Tuesday for a news blackout to protest against economic measures by the new government which they say threaten the industry. Most newspapers did not publish and two popular private radio stations played music instead of broadcasting the news. Private television st...
