AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Jul 02 2022
Analysis
In the Wake of Abu Akleh’s Murder, Media Continued to Obscure Israeli Violence
On May 13, two days after the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli Occupation Forces, as her loss still dominated international news cycles, thousands of Palestinian mourners gathered to pay tribute to the woman who had given them voice for so long. They came to lay her body to rest.
Immediately, as the funeral procession was just starting, images emerged of
FAIRJun 24 2022
News
Israeli gunfire killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, U.N. says
The U.N. office for human rights says its review of the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while covering an Israeli army operation last month shows that the shots that killed her and injured her colleague came from Israeli forces — not Palestinians, despite Israel's claim that it is unclear which side killed her.
NPR (Online News)May 20 2024
News
Strikes Pound Gaza As Israel Voices 'Duty' To Expand Rafah Incursion
Air strikes and shelling hit Gaza on Monday, witnesses said, as battles raged in the besieged territory's north and the far-southern city of Rafah where Israel's defence minister vowed to expand ground operations. Nearly two weeks since Israel defied international opposition and sent troops into Rafah, which the army has described as the last Hamas stronghold, the UN said more than 810,000
Barron'sMay 18 2024
News
One American man’s fight to save a girl in Gaza he's never met
Separated by an ocean and a war, the two fathers have never met, but are now speaking with each other as often as possible, sometimes several times a day, bonded by love for their daughters. Simon Frost is a real-estate developer in Washington, D.C., while Amjad Abu Zaiter is a former taxi driver from northern Gaza who has twice in the last seven months had to move his family during Israel's
ABC News (Online)Apr 16 2024
News
Microsoft turns to the Middle East for its latest bet on AI
Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in Abu Dhabi’s G42, an artificial intelligence group that has faced questions over its ties to China. The companies will collaborate on AI and digital infrastructure, in a move that sees Microsoft’s AI empire expand into the Middle East for the first time. The move could attract sizeable scrutiny from regulators. G42 — led by Peng Xiao, a Chinese businessman
CNN DigitalMar 20 2024
News
The UAE Is on a Mission to Become an AI Power
At an AI research lab on the edges of Abu Dhabi last year, an international team of 25 computer scientists were putting the finishing touches on a deep learning algorithm before sending it to be trained on 4,000 powerful computer chips. The AI system, which cost several million dollars to train, was funded by an arm of the Abu Dhabi government called the Advanced Technology Research Council (
Time MagazineApr 16 2024
News
Microsoft's $1.5B check for G42 shows growing US-China rift
As the Gulf region gains growing strategic importance for the tech war between the U.S. and China, Microsoft makes a big move into one of its richest oil countries. On Monday evening, Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion strategic investment in G42, the Abu Dhabi-based company that has become a major force in the United Arab Emirates’ ambition to be a global leader in artificial intelligence.
TechCrunchApr 16 2024
News
Castroville 7th grader wins 1st place in grappling contest in Las Vegas
SAN ANTONIO – A Castroville seventh grader won first place in a prestigious grappling contest recently in Las Vegas. Zoe Freeman of Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS) finished first in her weight class at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club. “If you set your mind to something and put the work in, anything is possible,” Zoe said. Zoe, who is the daughter of Stephanie and Charlie Freeman, is supported
KSATApr 15 2024
News
Microsoft Invests $1.5 Billion in UAE’s G42, Will Get Board Seat
Microsoft Corp. will invest $1.5 billion in the United Arab Emirates’ top artificial intelligence firm, G42, bolstering the Abu Dhabi-based company’s commitment to scale back its presence in China.
As part of the accord, Microsoft President Brad Smith will join G42’s board, and G42 will use the US software maker’s Azure cloud for its AI applications. The agreement, an expansion of an
BloombergMay 22 2022
Analysis
Israel Killed Reporter Abu Akleh—but US Media Disguised the Facts
Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known and much-loved Al Jazeera reporter who covered Palestine for two decades, was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper May 11 while documenting an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the Occupied West Bank.
Footage of the moments after her death show Abu Akleh, still wearing her press vest and helmet, lying face down on
FAIR