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Yvonne Ridley calls for greater protection of Masjid al-Aqsa

By Ragheema Mclean British journalist and prominent Palestinian cause advocate Yvonne Ridley has called for greater efforts to protect Masjid al-Aqsa, describing the mosque as a central responsibility for Muslims around the world. Speaking on VOC Breakfast, Ridley reflected on her personal connection to Palestine and the significance of Al-Aqsa, which she says became even more important to her after embracing Islam. “It's Islam's third-holiest site, and it's incumbent on […]

2 October 2026

International

Number of journalists killed in Gaza rises to 101: Government media office

One more journalist was killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli attacks, the government media office said in a statement published Sunday, bringing the total number of journalists killed in the Palestinian enclave since 7 October to 101, Anadolu Agency reports. “Fellow journalist, martyr Ahmed Jamal Al-Madhoun, deputy director of the Palestinian Al-Rai Agency and director of the Visual Media Department, rose to greatness as a martyr at the hands […]

24 December 2023

Local

McKaiser’s death a major loss to journalism fraternity

The death of veteran radio talk show host Eusebius McKaiser has been described as the biggest loss to the industry and the country as a whole. The 45-year-old was a broadcaster, political analyst and journalist. He passed away after a suspected epileptic seizure. The former talk radio show host was born in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, and attended school there. He later graduated from Rhodes University and pursued his post-grad studies in philosophy […]

31 May 2023

International

Israel extends administrative detention of female Palestinian journalist for third time

Israeli occupation authorities yesterday extended the administrative detention of female Palestinian journalist, Bushra Al-Taweel, for the third time in a row, for a period of three months. Twenty-nine-year-old Al-Taweel, a resident of the city of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, was arrested on 21 March at the Zatara military checkpoint, south of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. Bushra has been arrested on numerous occasions and spent about 3.5 […]

20 September 2022

International

UAE: Journalists reportedly sacked en masse over article on cost of living crisis

INTERNATIONAL The Emirati news website Al-Roeya has sacked dozens of editors and journalists after the publication of an article highlighting the economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the cost of living for low-income residents of the UAE. Raseef22, a Lebanese news website that revealed the mass sacking last week, reported that employees, journalists and senior editors were fired, and some of them questioned, before Al-Roeya's main online sections were shut down last week. […]

14 September 2022

International

West Bank: Israeli troops kill Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist during Jenin raid

INTERNATIONAL Israeli forces shot and killed a senior Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent during an army raid on Wednesday in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Qatar-based news channel and Palestinian Health Ministry said. Wearing a press vest, Palestinian Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was shot in the head during her coverage of the incursion and was transferred to Ibn Sina hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Another journalist, Ali Asmoadi, an Al Jazeera producer, was wounded by a gun […]

11 May 2022

International News

Greek PM demands swift probe into journalist’s murder

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has demanded the “swift resolution” of an investigation into a crime journalist’s murder that has already been condemned by leading European Union officials, political parties and media unions. Giorgos Karaivaz, who worked for private TV station Star and also ran the news blog bloko.gr, was shot several times on Friday as he exited his car outside his house in the southern Athens district of Alimos […]

10 April 2021

News

Karima Brown, one of SA’s fearless and brilliant journalists dies

Veteran journalist and political commentator Karima Brown passed away due to COVID-19 complications on Thursday. Brown had been in hospital for several weeks and was on a ventilator. She was 53 years old. She was a seasoned journalist, broadcaster and media executive and had worked for SABC, Independent Group, Primedia and eMedia amongst others. Brown's political roots stem from her activism in the ANC and her family. She is known […]

4 March 2021

Local

Veteren journo, political commentator Karima Brown succumbs to Covid-19

Tributes are pouring in for broadcaster and journalist, Karima Brown. Brown passed away from COVID-19 related complications. She anchored eNCA's weekly show " The Fix " and was also a regular political commentator on the channel. Former Cape Times Editor and colleague, Ryland Fisher, says she will be missed . " She was a formidable journalist, a strong woman and a much needed voice in the journalism community. Karima was […]

4 March 2021

Journalist

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