Saudi Arabia’s turbulent prince Just over a year ago, Saudi Arabia’s 82-year-old King Salman replaced his nephew as heir to the throne with his 32-year-old son Mohammad bin...
Project Exile: After hunger strike, Egyptian journalist in Qatar fears return "I face probably a life sentence or maybe even worse. The idea of not being able to go back to your own country...is just...
Qatar feud risks Gulf instability On the surface, the tiny Persian Gulf nation of Qatar has much in common with Saudi Arabia and the other monarchies of the Arabian peninsula....
Project Exile: Bahrain journalist escaped Arab Spring crackdown "I was in hiding in Bahrain for two years, in a small room inside a house" Few escapes are as dramatic as Ali Abdulemam’s. The celebrated liberal...
Falling oil weighs on Mideast economies The sharp decline in oil prices over the past 18 months is good news for consumers in many countries. But in oil exporting countries in the Mideast...
Al-Jazeera chief responds to network controversies In a special edition of Global Journalist, al-Jazeera's Director General Mostefa Souag addresses controversies that have shadowed the award-winning,...
Al-Jazeera chief addresses controversies In a special edition of Global Journalist, al-Jazeera's top executive Mostefa Souag addresses controversies that have shadowed the award-winning news...
Germany releases al-Jazeera journalist wanted in Egypt An al-Jazeera television reporter arrested in Germany at the request of Egypt has been released. Ahmed Mansour, a British-Egyptian television...
Yemeni journalist among dozens killed in Saudi-led airstrikes Airstrikes in Yemen by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition have killed four employees of a Yemeni television station and injured about 10 others. Among...
Cybercrime law threatens press in Qatar A new cybercrime law in Qatar could be used to penalize journalists with prison sentences for offenses including violating the Gulf state's social...