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Did Gadhafi Strike a Deal With Rebels or Is He Playing Games?

Libya's opposition National Council said today that rebels have given Col. Moammar Gadhafi 72 hours to leave the country as part of murky and unconfirmed secret talks between the embattled strongman and the opposition. Mustafa Abdel Jalil of the self-styled National Council told Al-Jazeera television that people close to...

Bahrain Protests: A Day in Disturbing Images [VIDEOS]

Chaos continues to reign in Bahrain, where thousands of anti-government demonstrators have flouted a ban on protests and soldiers have dialed up the force of their response. Reports out of Bahrain are all over the place, with many saying that the military is using live gunfire on protesters. In addition to gunfire, there...

Libya Protests: The Latest on the 'Day of Anger' [VIDEOS]

Anti-government sentiment is spreading across North Africa, with reports of a nationwide "day of anger" in Libya today. For 41 years, Moammar Gadhafi has ruled Libya, controlling the nation's police, oil reserves and media. Protesters are calling for more democratic conditions, better jobs and no more police...

Bahrain Protests Update [VIDEOS]

As anti-government sentiment spreads across the Middle East, two people have been killed in Bahrain, sources say. On Monday protesters filled the streets outside the Persian Gulf state's capital of Manama during a "day of rage." Police reportedly responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, fatally wounding one protester...

Al-Jazeera's Egypt Coverage Earns High Praise on Twitter

This week the world spotlight is closely focused on the anti-government rioting in Egypt, and you might say that Al-Jazeera is shining that spotlight. According to some, the news network has even "galvanized" the uprising, which over the past four days has brought tens of thousands of Egyptians to the streets to rally...

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Yemen Suicide Attack: Scores Killed As Bomber Targets Military Parade

At least 90 soldiers have been killed and dozens more injured after a suicide bomber "dressed as a soldier" attacked a military parade in Yemen.

Al Jazeera News From the Web

05/24/12 Al-Jazeera Networks Selects two Eutelsat Satellites to... Source: PR Newswire Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announced today that its HOT BIRD satellite TV neighbourhood at 13° East and the EUTELSAT 5 West A satellite at 5° West have been selected by beIN SPORT to broadcast its two new channels for the French market, beIN SPORT 1 et beIN SPORT 2 . beIN Sport 1 is on track for launch on June 1 and will show premium coverage of the UEFA Euro 2012 championship from June 8 .
05/23/12 Saudi trio to the fore Source: FIFA Saudi clubs enjoyed a memorable matchday in the 2012 AFC Champions League Round of 16, with all three of their teams making it through to the quarter-finals.
05/23/12 You win some, you lose some â Oliveira Source: Gulf News Despite their exit from the AFC Champions League on Tuesday night, Al Jazira's players expressed satisfaction with their performance against Al Ahli.
05/23/12 You win some, you lose some: Oliveira Source: Gulf News Despite the exit from AFC Champions League, players of Al Jazira expressed their satisfaction with the performance against Al Ahli on Tuesday night.
05/23/12 Leading Chinese TV presenter criticises 'foreign trash' Source: China News.Net CLIFFORD COONAN in BeijingONE OF China's leading television hosts has launched a vitriolic attack on foreigners on his microblog site, calling a recently expelled Al Jazeera correspondent a ';foreign bitch'; and praising police for ';clearing out foreign trash';.

Background on Al Jazeera

al Jazeera ( ' , literally "The Island", abbreviating "[[Arabian Peninsula|The [Arabian] Peninsula]]") (also Aljazeera or JSC [Jazeera Satellite Channel]) is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar.

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