“We’re no more a voice of the Qatari government than the BBC is a voice of Her Majesty’s Government.”
, a subsidiary of the Al Jazeera Media Network, to register as a “foreign agent” following a normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, prompting criticism the move is an attempt to “hobble” AJ+’s journalism to placate the UAE’s international ambitions.
Through this alleged control, Qatar is able to use Al Jazeera as a “soft power” tool to influence and promote its own foreign policy, the report claims., and not other Al Jazeera-linked companies registered in the US, was ordered to register with FARA remain unclear., Al Jazeera’s social media-focused video service, by claiming it seeks to “influence US elections”.’s “voter engagement videos” which “often take “a critical position on voting rights issues and voter turnout trends.
According to filings, Akin Gump, as it’s normally called, received $673,366.10 in disbursements from the UAE’s embassy in the US for the six month period that ended on June 30, 2020. FARA registration unit document showing $673,366.10 in disbursements from the UAE’s embassy to Akin Gump in the US for the six month period that ended on June 30, 2020.
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