Attacks
On 9 April 2012, Ali Shaaban, a cameraman from Al Jadeed, was shot dead by the Syrian army at the northern Lebanon-Syria border, as part of the broader Syrian uprising.
On 25 June 2012, Al Jadeed was the site of an attack by masked men. The reason behind the attack were political, related to a salafist preacher who was a guest on a morning talk-show earlier. The men were caught and arrested by authorities the same night.
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