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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Global calls Emir meets Sudanese leader OPINION Hatred on social media for release of ver since Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain withdrew Etheir ambassadors from Qatar, Jazeera staff Twitter and other social media 100th day of jailing in Egypt marked have been abuzz with DOHA: Journalists from across the International Documentary citizens the world yesterday marked Association’s letter of support. of these the 100th day of imprisonment In London, Heather Allan, countries of Al Jazeera English journal- Al Jazeera English Head of freely Khalid Al Sayed ists in Egypt, with more than Newsgathering, participated in express- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 900 million people having joined the BBC’s Safety of Journalists The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met the leader of Sudan’s National Umma Party, Al Sadiq Al ing their a Twitter campaign to secure Symposium, hosted by BBC Global Mahdi, who called on him at Al Bahr Palace yesterday. views on the issue. Though their release. News and the Centre for Freedom there is nothing wrong with At the historic Paley Center of the Media at the University of people engaging in a debate, in New York City, Al Jazeera Sheffield, in cooperation with the what is happening in the English’s Executive Producer for BBC College of Journalism.