Published by Reuters UK By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -The Palestinian Authority said on Thursday its investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh showed that she was shot by an Israeli soldier in a “deliberate murder”. Israel angrily denied the accusation and said it was continuing its own investigations into the death of Abu
Published by Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV Network will refer the killing of its journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), it said in a televised statement on Thursday. Abu Akleh, a prominent Palestinian-American Al Jazeera reporter, was shot dead during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on May
Published by Al-Araby Canada’s football governing body on Thursday said it had cancelled a friendly match with Iran, as families of the victims of a passenger jet downed by Iranian air defences campaigned against the match. News of the scheduled match, which was set to take place on 5 June in Vancouver as part of preparations for the 2022 World
Published by Al-Araby ThePalestinian Authority released results of its probe into the murder of Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, shortly after the US said it was never formally invited to the investigation into her killing. The Palestinian Authority’s attorney general said on Thursday that its investigation shows an Israeli soldier shot the Al Jazeera journalist in a targeted killing in
Published by Al-Araby An Israeli appeal court overturned on Wednesday a ruling by a lower magistrate who stirred Palestinian anger by questioning the legality of barring Jewish prayer at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third most holy site in Islam. Al Aqsa mosque compound, which Jews say contains remnants of their two ancient temples, is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian
Published by Reuters UK By Florence Tan and Joyce Lee DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) – Natural gas buyers in Asia and Europe are seeking to lock in supplies via long-term contracts as a buffer against volatile global prices, industry executives said, in moves that will reverse the last decade’s trend of increasing spot purchases. Fears of disruptions in Russian gas
Published by Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it had agreed a new Strategic Investment Partnership with Qatar on Tuesday which will see the Gulf state invest up to 10 billion pounds ($12.5 billion) in the next five years. The investment, which will cover sectors such as fintech, life sciences and cyber security, was signed during a
Published by Sports Illustrated By Avi Creditor After another season in which the richest clubs wound up being the top six in the table, a big summer of planning and executing awaits. The English Premier League heads into another summer with Manchester City as its reigning champion, and, despite challenges to the hierarchy, a table that for the fourth time