January 2012
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Doha News: Wadah Khanfar returns with the 'Sharq... →
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Four months after stepping down as director general of the Al Jazeera Network, Wadah Khanfar is now ready to unveil his new venture: a pro-democracy think tank named Sharq Forum.
The press release describes Sharq Forum thusly:
The Forum an independent global institution designed to…
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Taliban: Preliminary deal made with Qatar to open... →
The Taliban have finally confirmed plans to open a political headquarters, ostensibly in Qatar, for peace negotiations. Previously, the Afghan group’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid had said only that he was “unaware” of any such move.
In a statement emailed out to international news organizations today, Mujahid said:
“Right now, having a strong presence in Afghanistan, we still want to have...
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Al Jazeera Network announces corporate... →
In a message to the network’s staff before the New Year’s weekend, Al Jazeera Director General Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani laid out his plans to reshape the way the news and sports channels, as well as HR and IT branches are organized.
He said the reorganization is the result of “best practices and professional opinions from international consulting firms” and sought to...
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