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BBC Monitoring Text of report by Saudi-owned leading pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat website on 30 November [Report by Mishari al-Thayidi: "Saudi Security Source Tells Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Terrorists Targeted Preachers who Warned Against Them at Private Gatherings, Through Lessons at Mosques; Al-Qa'idah Does Not Pay Too Much Attention to Those who …
Read More »Iraqi Kurdish paper reports Kurdish-Turkoman media quarrel in Kirkuk
BBC Monitoring The Iraqi "Turkoman Front has accused the Kurds of starting a media quarrel and defaming Front officials," Rozhnama newspaper of Wisha company reported on 29 November. Rozhnama published an article by Hastiyar Qadir saying that the Turkoman Front has accused the Kurds of stepping up a media quarrel …
Read More »Syria/China: Minister, Chinese delegation discuss media cooperation
BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by Syrian News Agency SANA website Damascus: Minister of Information Mohsen Bilal on Sunday underlined the importance of boosting and developing Syrian-Chinese ties in all fields, particularly in media. The minister, meeting a delegation of Chinese Journalist Union, pointed out to the important …
Read More »Kurdish weekly banned in Iran
BBC Monitoring Text of report by Iranian conservative news agency Mehr Tehran, 2 December: Ashti weekly considered, as the first Kurdish-Persian publication, has been permanently banned by the verdict of Branch 1 of the Penal Court of Sanandaj. In an interview with the Kurdish department of PNA [abbreviation in English, …
Read More »Iran: Tabriz MP’s remarks erupt dissatisfaction among website readers
BBC Monitoring Excerpt from report by Iranian conservative, privately-owned Fars News Agency website Fars News, 1 December: Tabriz MP Akbar A'lami has delivered a speech about summoning Imam Husayn's [the third Shi'i imam] cabinet to the Majlis and criticizing it. Fars News Agency customers have reacted to his remarks which …
Read More »Sudanese Al-Shuruq satellite TV to begin pilot broadcast 1 December – report
BBC Monitoring Excerpt from report by pro-government Sudanese Media Centre website on 30 November [Unattributed report: "Al-Shirouq Begins Broadcasting Programmes on 1 December"] Sudan: First of December, Al-Shirouq begins broadcasting programmes Khartoum, 30 Nov (SMC) - Al-Shirouq satellite channel announced the beginning of its pilot broadcast on mid-day Saturday, 1 …
Read More »YouTube Restores Egyptian Blogger’s Site
YouTube Press Several days after pulling the plug on the website of Egyptian blogger, Wael Abbas, YouTube has told Arab Media & Society that it is restoring Abbas’ account. The video website, recently purchased by Google, cancelled Abbas’ service earlier this week without notice. The apparent reason was that the …
Read More »Iraq: Three new Iraqi satellite television channels noted
BBC Monitoring The following three new Iraqi satellite television channels were observed on 28 November: Afaq Satellite Channel Afaq [Horizons] satellite channel, a new Iraqi television channel, has started transmission via the Atlantic Bird 4 satellite located at 7 degrees west and the Eutelsat W6 satellite, located at 21 degrees …
Read More »Saudi intelligence chief cited on information technology conference
BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by Saudi state-owned official news agency SPA website [SPA headline: "Crown Prince Sultan to patronize conference" - source time not given] Riyadh, Nov 29, SPA - On behalf of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz, Crown Prince Sultan Bin-Abd-al-Aziz, …
Read More »Sudan media behaviour note on British
BBC Monitoring Since Sudanese authorities arrested British school teacher Gillian Gibbons on Sunday 25 November and charged her with insulting Islam and inciting hatred, no mention of the case has been made on both state radio and television. Privately-owned Sudanese press, has however, carried reactions and factual reports on the …
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