RT ARABIC ONLINE LEADS ALL ARABIC-LANGUAGE NEWS CHANNELS INCLUDING CNN ARABIC, AL JAZEERA, AL ARABIY

MOSCOW, DECEMBER 7— In November 2017, RT Arabic’s website became the most visited online portal among all Arabic-language TV news broadcasters, including CNN Arabic, Sky News Arabia, and major regional channels Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya. “In the Arab-speaking world, competition among the news media is very high. RT Arabic’s leadership speaks to the fact […]

‘Powder, sharps, threats in poor Arabic’ sent to homes of Angela Merkel, other politicians

With just days to go until the parliamentary elections, a number of high-profile politicians’ households, including Angela Merkel’s, have been targeted by threatening mail. The suspect envelopes contained white powder and razor blades. Read more Berlin police carried out a preliminary investigation into the contents of the suspicious mail, and concluded that the letters had […]

Journalist working with RT Arabic dies in Homs province of Syria during ISIS shelling

Published time: 30 Jul, 2017 12:06 Edited time: 30 Jul, 2017 12:41 A journalist working with RT Arabic, Khaled Alkhateb, has been killed in shelling from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) side in the eastern suburb of Homs, Syria. The journalist was filming a report on the Syrian Army’s operations against ISIS terrorists. Khaled Alkhateb […]

Twitter suspends Al-Jazeera Arabic amid Qatar dispute

Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Social media platform Twitter has suspended the account of Al-Jazeera Arabic amid a wider diplomatic dispute between Qatar and Arab nations. Twitter offered no explanation for the sudden suspension Saturday, though it comes after Arab nations have blocked websites and broadcasts by Doha-based Al-Jazeera. Another Al-Jazeera Arabic account […]

Israeli ministers back nation-state bill delisting Arabic as official language

Published time: 7 May, 2017 12:40 A ministerial legislation committee has approved a controversial bill that seeks to enshrine Israel’s status as a nation state of the Jewish people, but critics say it would undermine democracy and could lead to discrimination of non-Jews. The proposed bill would become a new Basic Law, which serve as […]