African Union is in desperate need of a new beginning
As the new AUC chair, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has an opportunity to change the continent for the better. But first, he needs to change the organisation he leads. On February…
Israel closes Al Jazeera bureau in Ramallah
Ramallah (Agencies): At 3am, heavily armed Israeli soldiers raided the office of Al Jazeera in Ramallah, throwing the team out. On live television, heavily armed Israeli soldiers raided Al Jazeera’s…
Knesset extends law to shut down foreign channels in Israel
TEL AVIV (Agencies): The Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Thursday passed an extension to a law allowing the shutdown of foreign media outlets operating in the country until November, Anadolu Agency…