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Palestine deal in leaked papers is only solution, says Israel minister

24.01.11
Israel's foreign minister says that a compromise with Palestinians is the only way to bring peace after leaked documents revealed a proposed secret deal on the future of Jerusalem... more

Arsene Wenger will respect budget in transfer window

21.12.10
A trophy drought that stretches back to May 2005 means Arsenal boss has come in for some criticism as a result of his reluctance to land big-name players... more

Sky News takes on Al Jazeera with Arabic channel

29.11.10
Sky News to launch foreign language service, through which it will broadcast in Arabic across the Middle East and north Africa... more

Qataris make debut in Standard's 1000 influential list

15.11.10
Two members of Qatar's ruling family make the Standard's annual list of the one thousand most influential people in London for the first time... more

We’ll terrorise France over its ban on veils, says Osama Bin Laden

27.10.10
Osama bin Laden threatens further terror attacks on France in retaliation for the country’s ban on wearing the veil in public... more

TV news stalker set to quit after media attention

30.07.10
Man who lurked in the background of more than 50 television news reports is set to quit his unusual hobby after becoming the focus of the story... more

Israeli warships stalk aid ship on course for Gaza

14.07.10
The Israeli navy warns a Gaza aid ship it has been shadowing to steer clear of its waters... more

Al-Jazeera is under scrutiny as female TV presenters quit

16.06.10
Media Analysis: A news organisation purporting to be the BBC of the Middle East seems to have become hostage to conventions that condemn women to discriminatory rules... more

Rising British star Ben Whishaw crowned best actor at Emmy awards

24.11.09
Video: Rising star Ben Whishaw has been crowned best actor at the International Emmy awards, which were dominated by Britons.... more

We must not forget the courage of Anna Politkovskaya

08.10.09
We are all concerned about freedom of speech and of the press. We journalists fret that libel suits are curtailing our ability to expose corruption and wrongdoing... more

‘Real Slumdog’ film with five-year-old star is tipped for Oscar

26.08.09
An award-winning film dubbed “the real Slumdog” is being tipped to collect an Oscar.... more

Qatar could stage Brazil v England clash

09.07.09
Qatar Football Association general secretary Saud Al Mohannadi has confirmed that Doha will host the international friendly between Brazil and England in November... more

Kidnapped British man is beheaded by al Qaeda

03.06.09
A Briton kidnapped in Africa has been beheaded by al Qaeda terrorists demanding the release of radical cleric Abu Qatada from jail... more

How Britain blew its chance with the Muslim world

21.05.09
In March, just before President Obama's visit to London, the US embassy called my office at the Al Jazeera English bureau in London... more

Why pay for a BBC licence when the net’s made TV free?

10.02.09
About three weeks ago, our television stopped working. I promised my children that I would try to get it mended, or buy another one, or do whatever was necessary to enable the broadcasters to pump their usual bilge into the house. ... more

TV boss had 'managerial skills of Saddam'

10.09.08
An executive at the Al Jazeera TV channel had the management skills of Saddam Hussein, an employment tribunal heard... more

I feared I'd be dumped in desert by Al Jazeera TV bosses

09.09.08
A former television executive has told a tribunal she was too scared to threaten legal action while working for Al Jazeera because she feared being dumped in the Qatari desert... more

Shakespeare's Arabia

14.02.07
This engrossing Arabic adaptation of Richard III is jam-packed with multimedia interventions and theatrical display that can be both exhilarating and distracting, says Kieron Quirke.... more


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