In our country, journalists and the media certainly play a key role in elections in politics. The media acts as a gatekeeper, controlling what headlines and issues to focus on, as well as the organizer of “horse race journalism.” However, in the United States there is a clear line where journalists’ work ends and the politicans take over. This line… Read more »
Al Jazeera The Israeli army said on Thursday it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight, accusing Tehran of launching rocket and missile attack towards its forces in the occupied Golan Heights. “The (Israeli military) has struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria,” Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus told journalists. He said they targeted intelligence, logistics, storage and vehicles as well as… Read more »
Al Jazeera Earlier this month, Iraqi journalist Muntadher al-Zaidi, who shot to prominence in 2008 when he hurled a shoe at George W Bush and called the former US president “a dog”, announced his candidacy for the May 12 parliamentary elections. “I want to lock up all the thieves who’ve robbed Iraq of its wealth,” he told Al Jazeera, explaining… Read more »
Al Jazeera Qatari economy On May 9, the Chairman of General Authority of Customs (GAC) Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Jamal stressed that GAC worked to secure the entry of products necessary during the first weeks of the siege. On the total declaration volume of Qatar’s ports, Al Jamal said the number of completed declarations during the last year was 2,010,569… Read more »
Al Jazeera Beirut, Lebanon – The dust has finally settled in Lebanon’s parliamentary election, after most of the 128 winning candidates were announced on Monday. Yet, as election fever cools in the country, analysts continue to dispute the significance of the results, especially when it comes to Hezbollah‘s gains. Until Sunday’s vote, the country had not held a general election since 2009, due… Read more »
In a situation that shares striking similarities to the Berlin Blockade, the Yemeni people are struggling to meet the most basic need — feeding themselves. In an attempt to scare away Houthi rebels, a major gas firm controlled by Saudi-backed Yemeni government stopped delivering gas to any area that was being controlled by the rebels. This situation reminded me of… Read more »
Al Jazeera Saudi blockade has caused a chronic shortage of propane gas, forcing Yemenis to find alternatives to prepare food. Sanaa, Yemen – When Yahia al-Amari’s three gas cylinders ran dry, he scoured the entire Yemeni capital to find a place where he could refill them. The 50-year-old walked to nearly every petrol station in Sanaa last month, hoping to find… Read more »
Al Jazeera New electoral law has citizens divided over upcoming general election happening for the first time in years. Beirut, Lebanon – The last parliamentary elections in Lebanon were held nine years ago. Since then, the country has seen its executive body sit vacant for two years, watched parliament extend its tenure twice, and witnessed a prime minister abruptly resign and just as suddenly retract his… Read more »
Al Jazeera Saleh al-Sammad, head of the Houthis’ Supreme Political Council, killed in eastern province of Hudaida, rebels say. The political leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels has been killed in Saudi-led air strikes on Hudaida province, the group has said. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV network reported on Monday that Saleh al-Sammad, the president of the Supreme Political Council that runs Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and… Read more »
Al Jazeera Many women and children among those killed in a wedding tent in Hajjah’s Bani Qays district, medical official says. At least 20 people have been killed in two Saudi-led coalition air attacks in northwestern Yemen, according to residents and medical personnel.