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BBC Monitoring Text of report by Jordanian newspaper Al-Dustur on 8 November [Unattributed report: "Al-Sijil, a New Weekly Which Will Come Out Today."] The first edition of the weekly newspaper Al-Sijil [The Record] will come out today, Thursday [ 8 November]. Mustafa Hamarinah, a researcher at the Political and Strategic …
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Saudi chief editors reportedly meet minister, demand
BBC Monitoring Text of report by London-based, Saudi-owned Elaph website on 9 November [Report by Sayf al-Sani from Dubai: "The Information Minister Demanded Openness, So They Demanded More Freedom; Ilaf [Elaph] Infiltrates a Closed Meeting Between the Minister, Saudi Chief Editors"] Iyad Madani, Saudi minister of information and culture, has …
Read More »Syria/Armenia: News agencies sign cooperation agreements
BBC Monitoring Excerpt from report in English by Syrian News Agency SANA website Damascus, 8 November: Syria and Armenia on Thursday [8 November] signed a cooperation agreement and mutual assistance in the filed of customs affairs and a programme of cooperation between the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) and the …
Read More »Egyptian president reiterates commitment not to remand journalists
BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Cairo, 9 November: Egyptian President Husni Mubarak asserted commitment to his promise not to remand journalists. In statements to Editor-in-Chief of Al-Masa daily Khalid Imam, Mubarak said journalists, however, cannot be exempted from publication-related crimes, such as libel …
Read More »Report contrasts pan-Arab TV coverage of Saudi king’s visit to Vatican
BBC Monitoring Doha Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel Television in Arabic, an independent television station financed by the Qatari Government, has been observed on 6 and 7 November to almost completely ignore the visit made by Saudi King Abdallah to the Vatican on 6 November in its newscasts and news programmes and …
Read More »“Widespread Egyptian media attack against Syria”
MidastWire On November 9, the Hariri-owned anti-Syrian al-Mustaqbal daily carried the following report by Rami Ibrahim: “Egyptian governmental newspapers waged yesterday a widespread attack against the Syrian leadership in response to the criticisms which emerged from Damascus regarding the reception of MP Sa’d al-Hariri, the leader of the Future movement. …
Read More »Hamas, Palestinian Authority condemned over treatment of journalists
BBC Monitoring Text of Paris-based organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) press release on 7 November Reporters Without Borders today [7 November] strongly protested against new restrictions imposed by Hamas on journalists in the Gaza Strip and the arrest of two journalists working for Hamas-run television by security forces controlled by …
Read More »Jordan: Media representatives sign code of ethics on election coverage
BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 6 November A total of 30 media sector representatives have signed a draft professional code of ethics after participating in a training course on media coverage of the parliamentary elections. The three-day workshop which was held at …
Read More »Saudi interior minister says moves against terror, crime need media support
BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by Saudi news agency SPA website ["Prince Nayif patronizes joint meeting" - spa headline] Riyadh, Nov 7, SPA -- Prince Nayif Bin Abd-al-Aziz, the interior minister, patronized here yesterday the joint meeting for the organs of the security media and the Arab information …
Read More »Syria said to ban Hamas leader Mish’al from appearing in media
BBC Monitoring text of report by London-based newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi website on 6 November [Report by Zuhayr Andrawus from Nazareth: "Head of Hamas's political bureau does not make press statements or give interviews. Muhammad Nazzal to Al-Quds al-Arabi: No tension between Hamas and Damascus. Reports claiming that Damascus has banned …
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