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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 …
Read More »Palestinian TV could go off air owing to disrepair – director
BBC Monitoring Excerpts from report by independent, non-governmental Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website Bethlehem, 5 November: Basim Abu-Sumayyah, director of the Palestinian Radio and Television Corporation, has criticized the Palestinian government for its negligence in improving or repairing the station's equipment, which is in bad shape. In an interview on …
Read More »Al Arabiya interviews Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki
MideastWire On November 4, Al Arabiya.net carried the transcript of the interview conducted by Al Arabiya TV with Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki: “ ...Q: “Let us first start with the Turkish-Iraqi problem... Do you think Mr. Prime Minister there is a Turkish invasion of Iraq since Kurdistan is an inherent …
Read More »Palestinian journalists say Hamas militias threatening them
BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by independent, non-governmental Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website ["Union of Palestinian Journalists Claims Hamas Militias Targeting Their Member" - Ma'an headline] Gaza, 6 November (Ma'an) -The Union of Palestinian Journalists on 6 November condemned the raid on the home of union member Hisham …
Read More »Iran: Reformist daily on press pressures
MideastWire On November 1, the reformist daily Aftab e Yazd editorialized: “A report by the Guidance minister placed the daily Aftab-e Yazd on top of a list of nationwide dailies in terms of government criticism. We prepared ourselves then to bid goodbye to any government benevolence and in anticipation of …
Read More »Iraqi TVs report on outcome of Iraq neighbours’ conference in Turkey 4 Nov
BBC Monitoring This summary highlights select Iraqi TV reporting on Iraq Neighbours Conference held in Istanbul. It covers reports carried on the following TV stations on 4 November: - Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Television in Arabic - government-sponsored television station, run by the Iraqi Media Network - Dubai Al-Sharqiyah Television in Arabic …
Read More »Moroccan press ignores Madrid court verdict on 2004 trains’ blasts
BBC Monitoring The Spanish National Court's conviction of Moroccan nationals in the 2004 Madrid bombings, which killed 191 people and wounded more than 1,800, was largely ignored by the Moroccan press and national news agency. While the national news agency was not observed to report the verdict, the press carried …
Read More »Human rights organization slams continued detention of Egyptian journalists
BBC Monitoring Text of unattributed report headlined "Arab Network for Human Rights says imprisonment of journalists asserts the decline of the freedom of the press and failure of President Mubarak to honour his promise", published by Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood website Amlalommah on 1 November The Arab Network for the Freedom …
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BBC Monitoring Text of editorial by Badrossadat Mofidi headlined "The perils of journalism in Iran" published by Iranian newspaper E'temed website on 28 October The publication of a report about the situation of journalism in Iran pertaining to the second quarter of 1386 [year beginning on 21 March 2007] by …
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