The Israel Defense Forces’ attempt to smear medic Razan al-Najjar, the 21-year-old killed last week, backfired when a video it shared on social media was swiftly debunked. The IDF shared an edited video of Najjar on both its English and Arabic spokesperson Twitter accounts on Thursday. “Hamas’ use of human shields must stop.” it wrote […]
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Commemorative plaque for slain politician Nemtsov set up in Moscow
A plaque honoring an opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed three years ago, has been mounted on his Moscow apartment building. Read more The memorial tablet was placed on the building where the politician lived during his last years. Several dozen people attended the ceremony where the politician’s son, Anton, put the tablet on […]
Uproar as new Batman video game appears to use image of slain Russian envoy in Turkey
Published time: 6 Oct, 2017 14:11 Telltale, a US video game company, appears to have used an image of the Russian ambassador slain in Turkey in its new Batman game. Twitter and video game websites noticed the similarities and slammed the developers for using the image. The now controversial episode of ‘Batman: The Enemy Within,’ […]
Slain journalist’s last report for RT: Raqqa refugees blame coalition for bombing schools, hospitals
In his last news story for RT Arabic, journalist Khaled Alkhateb talked to refugees from Raqqa who spoke about the death and destruction caused by coalition strikes. The 25-year-old was killed Sunday in a shelling offensive by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria. Read more “The coalition bombed schools and civilians. That’s why our […]
Slain Muslim teen's memorial set ablaze, suspect 'does not appear to be motivated by bias'
Published time: 22 Jun, 2017 01:34 A memorial for a murdered Muslim teen was set on fire at Washington’s Dupont Circle and a man was detained shortly afterward. Nabra Hassanen, 17, was killed with a baseball bat Sunday in what police controversially described as a “road rage” incident. Read more John Solomon, 24, of South […]