BBC Monitoring Analysis by Peter Feuilherade of BBC Monitoring on 15 June After five days of intense fighting against their Fatah rivals, Hamas forces appeared to be in complete control over the Gaza Strip on 15 June. Hamas Prime Minister Isma'il Haniyah said he would ignore a decree from Palestinian …
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Pro-Fatah Palestinian TV workers flee Gaza station
BBC Monitoring At 1707 gmt, Palestinian Al-Aqsa Satellite TV posts the following "breaking news" caption: "Palestine Satellite Television employees in Gaza flee station; station now transmitting from Ramallah." Source: Al-Aqsa Satellite TV, Gaza, in Arabic 1707 gmt 14 Jun 07
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BBC Monitoring Text of report by Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website ["Hamas Accuses Palestine Satellite Channel Television of Featuring Footage Showing Movement Members, Saying That It Will Deal With Those Responsible as Collaborators With the Occupation" - Ma'an headline] Gaza, 14 June (Ma'an) - The Martyr Izz al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, …
Read More »Palestinian ministry orders closure of Hamas-run TV
BBC Monitoring Text of report by Palestinian news agency Wafa website ["Ministry of Information Issues Decree To Close Al-Aqsa Satellite Station Due to its Incitement to Sedition and Killing" - WAFA headline] Ramallah, 14 June (WAFA) - The Palestinian Ministry of Information issued an edict today to the effect of …
Read More »Pro-Hamas site accuses Palestine TV of conspiring against Hamas
BBC Monitoring Text of report by Palestinian Filastin al-An website on 10 June; subheadings as published The official Palestine Television is Palestinian in name, but biased in performance. It is clearly biased towards one side at the expense of the other, even if it has to fabricate news, falsify facts …
Read More »Yemen: Government bans news via SMS – watchdog
BBC Monitoring Text of press release by Paris-based organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) on 12 June Reporters Without Borders today condemned new media censorship in Yemen, where access to at least two websites has been blocked since the start of the year, in one case for three months, and the …
Read More »Nilesat invites tenders for new satellite
BBC Monitoring Text of press release by Cairo-based satellite operator Nilesat on 4 June The Egyptian satellite company Nilesat intends to procure its next generation satellite, designated Nilesat 201, through an international tender, and invites qualified satellite manufacturers to submit firm fixed-price proposals for the production and delivery, on-orbit, of …
Read More »TV channels hit as Palestinians edge towards civil war
BBC Monitoring Analysis by Amani Soliman of BBC Monitoring on 12 June, The fighting between the warring factions of Hamas and Fatah in the Palestinian territories has reached new heights verging on a civil war. Hamas' armed wing threatened on 12 June to storm the security headquarters of their rival …
Read More »Sudan’s parliament tables new press law
BBC Monitoring Text of report by Sudanese newspaper Al-Sahafah on 12 June The information and communication committee at the parliament and the future directions' body yesterday approved the draft bill of the new press law. The new draft bill, which consists of seven parts and 30 articles, is to be …
Read More »Iranian government to take Radio Farda journalist to court
BBC Monitoring Text of report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website on 11 June Prague, Czech Republic 11 June: Iranian government officials have informed lawyers for Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima that they will not return her passport and that her case will have to be decided in court. Her …
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