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A general view shows the newsroom at the headquarters of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera English-language channel in Doha February 7, 2011.

Al Jazeera responds to demands that it be shut down

June 26, 2017Media

Representatives of Qatar-funded Al Jazeera say a demand to shut down the news network is an attack on media freedom.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) are seated during a meeting at the United Nations.

Saudi facepalm over US pursuit of deals with Iran, Syria

September 30, 2013Global Politics

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