Jamal Rayyan, the first face of Al Jazeera, dies at 73
The Palestinian presenter delivered the network’s first-ever bulletin when it went on air in 1996.
![Jamal Rayyan was a presenter at Al Jazeera for nearly three decades [Al Jazeera Mubasher]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-15-at-14.52.19-1773586344.png?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Residents gather outside the municipality hall to shows their anger for the death of the town’s pastor by an Israeli shell that targeted his home, in the southern Lebanese border town of Al-Qlayaa on March 9, 2026. [Rabih Daher/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1773173128.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi appears in front of supporters and journalists in the Libyan capital Tripoli in the early hours of August 23, 2011. Seif al-Islam, then-wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and who ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo earlier said had been arrested by the rebels, claimed the insurgents had suffered "heavy casualties" when they stormed Gaddafi’s Bab al-Azizya compound in Tripoli. [Dario Lopez-Mills/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1770238685.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan former leader, killed
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in Libya, Al Jazeera Arabic reports.
Published On 3 Feb 2026
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader, killed in Libya
Gaddafi’s political team says masked men killed him at his home in Zintan in a ‘cowardly and treacherous assassination’.
Tributes pour in for beloved actress Catherine O’Hara
Actors and politicians honour O’Hara, who died this week at age 71, for her comedic ‘brilliance’ and generosity.
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Giant Hind Rajab portrait unveiled in Spain for anniversary of her killing
Activists unveiled a giant portrait of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Barcelona on the second anniversary of her killing.
Published On 30 Jan 2026
Longtime Al Jazeera anchor and journalist Jamil Azar passes away
Jamil Azar, 89, was the author of Al Jazeera’s motto, ‘The opinion and the other opinion’.
People gather to attend the funeral prayers for Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. [Fatima Tuj Johora/Reuters]
Security forces escort a flag-draped vehicle carrying the body of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a convoy for her funeral in Dhaka. [Anik Rahman/Reuters]
Supporters of Zia carry a wreath to mourn her death as they gather before the funeral. [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP]
Zia’s supporters and mourners arrive for the funeral in Dhaka. [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP]
BNP members mourn after the death of Zia. [EPA]
Flags were flown at half-mast, and thousands of security officers lined roads as Zia’s body was carried through the streets of Dhaka in a vehicle in the colours of the national flag. [Anik Rahman/Reuters]
Thousands of BNP workers and leaders gathered to pay their respects to Bangladesh's first female prime minister. [EPA]
Supporters mourn her death as they gather before the funeral in Dhaka. [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP]
Thousands of people gathered to attend funeral prayers outside the national parliament building in Dhaka. [Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Photo]
Government officials and others attend funeral prayers. [Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Photo]
Vendors sell BNP flags near the funeral venue. [Fatima Tuj Johora/Reuters]
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Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman PM: A life of power and resistance
The 79-year-old fought to restore democracy after military takeover in 1980s, but corruption claims tainted her legacy.
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French village memorialises far-right actress Brigitte Bardot
Saint-Tropez residents paid tribute to French actress Brigitte Bardot outside her home, a day after she died at 91.
Published On 29 Dec 2025
Brigitte Bardot, French film icon turned far-right provocateur, dies at 91
Actor reshaped French cinema before retreating from global fame into animal rights activism and far-right politics.
![French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot poses in an office of the French National Assembly in Paris after a conference criticizing the transport of live animals to the slaughterhouse [Jack Guez/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/000_896C6KG-1766918156.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Turkiye, Libya intensify probe into deadly plane crash near Ankara
Search teams find site of crash that killed Libyan army chief and seven other people, including three crew members.
![Libyan military delegation members arrive at the wreckage site following the crash of a Libya-bound business jet carrying Libyan Chief of Staff General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, in Ankara on December 24, 2025. [Adem Altan/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/000_88YD8WG-1766685211.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)