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Al-Jazeera says to cut around 500 jobs, most in Qatar

Broadcaster Al-Jazeera said on Sunday that it is to shed around 500 jobs, most of them at its Qatar headquarters, as part of a "workforce optimisation initiative."

Al-Jazeera said in a statement that after a management review it was "expected that around 500 positions worldwide will be impacted, the majority of which are in Qatar".

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