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Al Jazeera Reports Repeated Cyberattacks

by VOA News

   Qatar-based Al Jazeera News Network reported repeated cyberattacks on
   all of their media platforms Thursday.

   "Al Jazeera media platforms under cyberattack. Entire Doha-based
   network undergoing 'continual hacking attempts'," the network tweeted.

   Sources at the network also confirmed the attacks to reporters, and
   viewers in the region said they could no longer view Al Jazeera
   television.

   The alleged cyberattacks come at a time of heightened diplomatic
   tensions in the region. On Monday, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the
   United Arab Emirates, Yemen and the Maldives cut diplomatic ties with
   Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism.

   Al Jazeera, one of the largest news organizations in the world, has
   long been a source of conflict between Qatar and its neighbors who
   accuse the network of bias.

   Mostefa Souag, the network's acting director-general, told Reuters that
   Al Jazeera will maintain editorial independence despite the diplomatic
   rift.