BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Cairo, 7 October: Mustafa al-Bakri, the editor-in-chief of Al-Usbu newspaper, on Sunday [7 October] tendered his resignation from membership of the dialogue committee formed by the Press Syndicate to negotiate with state institutions on imprisonment sentences issued against …
Read More »Media behaviour note on Iranian TV coverage of pro-Palestinian rallies 5 Oct 07
BBC Monitoring The following is a media behaviour note on the coverage of the pro-Palestinian rallies by the Iranian TV's first national TV network on 5 October. The last Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan has been designated by the late leader of the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeyni, …
Read More »Saudi editor says virtue commission criticism leads to improvements
BBC Monitoring Text of report by Saudi newspaper Al-Watan website on 2 October [Report by Udwan al-Ahmari, Hani Hajji in Riyadh: Khashuqji: Media Criticism of the Virtue Commission Has Prompted Its Development] Al-Watan editor-in-chief Jamal Khashuqji has said that Al-Watan aimed to be number one newspaper for every citizen, which …
Read More »BBC’s Alan Johnston thanks detained Al-Jazeera cameraman
BBC Monitoring Text of report by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on 4 October A BBC reporter kidnapped and held captive in the Gaza Strip for nearly four months this year is expressing his support for Al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj, who has been held for more than …
Read More »TV hosts urge abolition of insult to
BBC Monitoring The NTV Television Network in Turkish at 1700 gmt on 1 October airs its weekday show "Difference of Interpretation" in the usual format of a point-counterpoint discussion of selected current topics by programme hosts Emre Kongar and Mehmet Barlas. Barlas opens the show by reviewing recent developments, including …
Read More »Egypt: Editors urge
BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Cairo, 3 October: Chief editors of a number of independent and partisan newspapers on Wednesday [3 October] underlined the importance of unity of the press community in Egypt. At a meeting in the Egyptian Press Syndicate, they urged …
Read More »Iranian provincial TV channels dominated by pro-Palestinian programmes
BBC Monitoring News bulletins on the Iranian provincial TV channels, Khuzestan and Esfahan, have been dominated by pro-Palestinian reports in the past few days. Last Friday of Ramadan, 5 October, is designated as International Al-Quds Day in support of the Palestinian people. Nationwide anti-Israeli and anti-American rallies take part on …
Read More »Algeria: Journalists Union
BBC Monitoring Text of report by N. R. headlined "Boumerdes: Lawsuit against journalists" published by Algerian newspaper El-Khabar website on 3 October The Algerian Union of Journalists' branch in Boumerdes Province denounced what it described as provocations and harassment against the press. The statement came in response to lawsuits which …
Read More »Afghan daily says law on media influenced by foreign circles
BBC Monitoring Text of editorial in Pashto entitled "Law on media; why national interests are ignored?" published by pro-government Afghan newspaper Weesa on 2 October The joint commission of both houses of parliament is discussing the law on media and reports from some sources indicate that due to foreign pressures …
Read More »Afghan parliament loosen government grip on state broadcaster
BBC Monitoring Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV, part of the Moby Media Group, on 2 October [Presenter] The National Radio and TV [RTA, state-owned national broadcaster] has been detached from the framework of Information and Culture Ministry. The decision was announced at the two-day meeting of the …
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