Iraqi Court Fines UK Guardian for Defamation
London, Asharq Al-Awsat- The British Guardian newspaper reported on 12 November that an Iraqi court had ordered it to pay damages to Iraqi Prime Minister [PM] Nuri al-Maliki for "defamation" after the newspaper published an article by an Iraqi ... more |
Iran's Al-Alam Dropped for Contractual Reasons-Arabsat
London, Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat – Middle East Satellite providers Nilesat and Arabsat have both stopped carrying the Iranian Al-Alam news channel the night before yesterday without giving reasons. Atif al-Musawi, manager of the channel's Beirut ... more |
WSJ Revamps Europe Edition, NYTimes adds Turkish Partner
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Wall Street Journal unveiled a revamp of its European edition on Tuesday while The New York Times announced that a Turkish newspaper will publish its weekly news supplement.
Dow Jones, publisher of the Journal, said the redesign ... more |
Egypt's Journalist Union Investigates Israeli Ties
CAIRO, (AP) — Egypt's journalist union is investigating whether to expel a prominent member for meeting with the Israeli ambassador, a case that highlights the broad opposition to normal relations with Israel that persists despite a 30-year-old peace ... more |
Saudi Media Praise the Web's Lack of Censorship
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat- The freedom offered by the world wide web has led some journalists to take advantage of online media in order to write without being subject to censorship, especially as online media is not subject to the Saudi Ministry of ... more |
Over 100 Media Bodies Compete to Cover KAUST Opening Ceremony
Thawal, Asharq Al-Awsat - Over 100 local and foreign media bodies competed to cover the opening ceremony for the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology [KAUST] that was held last Wednesday. KAUST is the largest research university in the ... more |
Al Qaeda’s Media War: From Fax to Facebook and Twitter
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat - On the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the US administration took another step against Al Qaeda by shutting down the majority of the Islamic fundamentalist websites and forums affiliated to it. The US did this in order ... more |
Inside the US State Department's Middle East Media Section
Washington, D.C., Asharq Al-Awsat- The US Department of State in Washington is busy every morning of every working day with various matters that range from consular affairs of US citizens around the world to the most important developments in hot ... more |
Writing for Arab World No Piece of Cake: Magazine
PARIS, (AP) — France-based women's mags Elle and Marie-Claire, are continuing a push into the Arab market but say having to adapt content to local sensitivities without contradicting their own ideals is no piece of cake.
Marie-Claire has editions ... more |
First Hamas-made movie begins Gaza Strip run
GAZA, (Reuters) - The audience in the Gaza Strip clapped and cheered as the actor delivered the movie's most memorable line.
"To kill Israeli soldiers is to worship God."
"Imad Aqel", which had its premiere on Saturday, is the first feature film produced ... more |
Campaign Launched in Support of Detained Sudanese Journalists
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information in Egypt launched an international campaign in support of two female Sudanese journalists expected to be put on trial in what it calls the “continuation” of Sudanese authorities ... more |
Syrian authorities release Palestinian journalist
BEIRUT (AP) - A Lebanese newspaper says Syrian authorities have released one of its journalists after detaining him for three days.
Lebanon-based Palestinian journalist Helmi Moussa is the Israeli affairs editor for the daily As-Safir and was in Syria ... more |
Dubai newspaper suspended over article
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates' most popular newspaper suspended publication Monday for 20 days in compliance with a court ruling after being sued for a story alleging some of the Abu Dhabi ruling family's horses were doped.
The ... more |
Iran says released detained Washington Times journalist
TEHRAN, (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it had released a Greek journalist covering Iran's disputed presidential election for the Washington Times, state television reported.
"Because of the humanitarian efforts made by Iran's envoy to Greece ... the ... more |
Q&A with The Observer’s Paul Webster
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Deputy Editor of The Observer Paul Webster.
Q) There is a lot of talk at present about the demise of newspapers. How is The Observer doing at the moment?
A) It is certainly true that newspapers are facing a very difficult ... more |
Q&A with El Pais Correspondent Angeles Espinosa
Asharq Al-Awsat - Angeles Espinosa has been working in Middle East for the past 20 years. She is a correspondent for the Spanish newspaper El Pais and has been based in Iran since 2006. Espinosa was the only Spanish journalist to interview the former ... more |
Q&A with Lawrence Wright
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to award-winning author Lawrence Wright, whose highly-acclaimed book ‘The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11’ gained him the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and numerous other awards. The New Yorker Magazine ... more |
Bahrain's Oldest Newspaper Shut Down After Article Criticizes Iran
Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat- Security authorities surprised Bahrain's media on Monday by halting publication of Bahrain's oldest newspaper the Akhbar al-Khaleej however this decision was reversed less than one day later. The initial decision to bring ... more |
NY Times journalist escapes Taliban capitivity -paper
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - A New York Times reporter has escaped from his Taliban captors after being held for seven months in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the newspaper reported on its website on Saturday.
David Rohde, together with a local ... more |
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