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A Hong Kong online news site said Sunday that it will cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and arrested seven people for sedition at a separate pro-democracy news outlet. Citizen News…
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) responded, on Wednesday, to reports that CAF intends to cancel the next edition of the African Cup of Nations. The Director of Operations and Media Relations in the African Union, Lux…
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Prince Harry has helped a US thinktank to compile a report calling for the media industry to adopt guidelines against fake news. The Duke of Sussex contributed to the report, titled “The Aspen Commission on Information Disorder,” with…
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Indian police are seeking the owners of around 100 social media accounts accused of sharing “fake news” after mob attacks on mosques in the country’s northeast. Last month’s violence in Tripura state erupted on the sidelines of a rally…
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A new Twitter hire, Fadah Jassem, who is responsible for curating news coverage of the Middle East and North Africa, has apologized for tweets harshly critical of Israel that were made in 2010 and 2011. Jassem also apologized for not…
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American model (of Palestinian origin), Gigi Hadid, issued a statement to respond for the first time to the news of her separation from her boyfriend, singer Zain Malik, after he was accused of assaulting her mother. And the media…
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Three major US news organizations, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Washington Street Journal, urged US President Joe Biden on Monday to evacuate Afghan journalists. The papers pleaded with the White House to facilitate…
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Asharq News announced the launch of Asharq Business Green, a new digital offering focusing on climate change, sustainability and green news. The new vertical, available across multiple platforms, will include curated content from…
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Facing regulatory and political pressure, Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google in recent years committed a combined $600 million to support news outlets globally — many of them local or regional enterprises foundering in a digital age.…
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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are two of the most famous stars in Hollywood – so it comes as no surprise that they often have celebratory work news. Most recently, during their Spanish vacation at their holiday home in…
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