Author: ALJAZEERA

In the past few months, the media sector in the United States has gone through one of its worst rounds of layoffs in decades, with some voices within the sector even asking if journalism is a viable career path despite surging subscriptions at publications like The New York Times. Most recently, outlets like Vice and the sports blog Deadspin were decimated in a massive round of job cuts. Vice ended its online publication, and Deadspin laid off its entire editorial team. These are the latest in a slew of headcount reductions at countless newsrooms around the US over the past…

NewsFeedThe US decision to abstain from a UN security council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, which allowed the resolution to pass, may be part of its plan to force Netanyahu’s government to collapse, says Middle East Analyst Trita Parsi.Published On 27 Mar 202427 Mar 2024 Source link

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says Dali was serviced for ‘faulty monitor gauge for fuel pressure’.The cargo ship involved in the collapse of the bridge in the United States city of Baltimore passed overseas inspections and had valid certificates covering its structural integrity and equipment functionality, Singapore’s port authority has said. The Dali container ship underwent two separate foreign port state inspections in June and September 2023, with the earlier examination resulting in the fixing of a “faulty monitor gauge for fuel pressure”, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said in a statement on Wednesday. “Dali’s next classification…

On this day 76 years ago, my ancestral village Beit Daras, located in the northern Gaza district of Palestine, then under the British mandate, was attacked by Jewish militias. The Nakba, or the Zionist ethnic cleansing of Palestine, had already begun. The systematic torment, brutalisation and killing of Palestinians by Zionist militias, aimed at establishing a Jewish ethno-state in historical Palestine, would result in the expulsion of at least 750,000 Palestinians. As I watch the genocide unfold in Gaza today, I cannot help but reflect on the fate of my village and my ancestors. Just as my grandparents were expelled from…

A look into how and why international laws and principles are being applied and ignored in the Israel-Gaza conflict.The events of October 7 sent shockwaves across the world and brought to the forefront once again a conflict that has been ongoing for 75 years. The Israeli government’s response to Hamas’s attack was prompt – it embarked on a war of magnitude in Gaza, claiming it needed to take out Hamas and rescue the captives. At first, the consensus of Western powers seemed solid: Israel has the right to fight back against Hamas. But more than five months later, Israel’s military…

NewsFeedRelatives of Gaza captives locked themselves in cages and blocked roads in Tel Aviv, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal to release their loved ones.Published On 27 Mar 202427 Mar 2024 Source link

Israeli military say its forces are continuing their siege of al-Shifa Hospital where they have claimed to have killed a number of fighters.Here’s how things stand on Wednesday, March 27, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis Israel is ramping up its military attacks, in particular in Rafah. “Over the past couple of hours, we have been recording multiple air strikes that targeted three residential houses,” Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reported on Wednesday. Attacks continued elsewhere in Gaza as well, including Jabalia refugee camp. “Not only have there been intense attacks across Rafah city, but there is also the constant buzzing…

NewsFeedIsrael’s military has carried out new air attacks on Palestinians in a residential area in Rafah, where displaced people have been sheltering. The Israeli military continues to target homes in Gaza despite the UN Security Council’s call for an immediate ceasefire.Published On 27 Mar 202427 Mar 2024 Source link

Merchants have long accused the payment network of charging inflated ‘swipe fees’ when shoppers use their cards.Visa and Mastercard have reached an estimated $30bn antitrust settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants in the United States, with some savings likely to be passed on to consumers through lower prices. If it receives court approval, it would resolve most claims in nationwide litigation that began in 2005. However, some opponents believe it may not go far enough. Merchants have long accused Visa and Mastercard of charging inflated swipe fees or interchange fees when shoppers use credit or debit…

Israeli assault hit health centre in southern Lebanon; Hezbollah attacks have killed one man in Israeli border town.Hezbollah has said it launched dozens of rockets at Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli border town, in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s southern village of al-Habbariyeh that killed seven people. The Israeli military and the Iran-aligned Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since October when the current conflict in Gaza started. About 30 rockets were launched from Lebanon towards northern Israel on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. Israeli emergency services said a 25-year-old factory worker…