BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by Palestinian Ma'an News Agency website     Gaza, 7 July: Last week, the chief editor of Ma'an News Agency received direct threats on his mobile telephone from Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhum, who demanded that Ma'an avoid criticizing the Hamas movement. He threatened that, if …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by London-based, Saudi-owned Elaph website on 6 July     [Report by Bahiyah Mardini in Damascus: "Newspaper Owned by Son of Former Official Returns After Suspension"]     A Syrian daily newspaper owned by the son of a former official has returned to the markets after it was hinted …

BBC Monitoring Text of posting by Ahmed Al-Omran on Riyadh-based weblog Saudi Jeans on 5 July 07     Al-Yaum daily recently reported Iyad Madani, Minister of Culture and Information, saying his ministry will soon start to give permissions to more FM radio stations to broadcast in the Kingdom. For the past …

BBC Monitoring Dubai Al-Arabiya Television in Arabic at 1940 gmt on 4 July carries live within its daily "Panorama" programme a panel discussion on the release of British journalist Alan Johnston. To discuss this issue, anchorwoman Muntaha al-Ramahi hosts in the studio Jon Wilks, official spokesman for the British Government; …

BBC Monitoring Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel Television in Arabic at 1201 gmt on 5 July carries the following announcer-read report over video: "Imad Ghanim, a journalist at the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa Satellite Channel, was seriously wounded as a result of an obvious Israeli insistence on directly shooting him. The videotape shows Imad …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Palestinian Ramattan News Agency website     ["Army of Islam says: "The release of the British journalist was on the basis of a decision by a religious committee chaired by Shaykh Salman al-Dayah" - Ramattan headline]     Gaza, 4 July (Ramattan) - The Army of Islam, the …

BBC Monitoring By BBC Monitoring's Media Specialists on 4 July     Another newspaper has been banned in Iran, the reformist Ham-Mihan; and at the same time, the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) has apparently shut down temporarily after its managing director Mas'ud Heydari submitted his resignation on 3 July.     ILNA has …

BBC Monitoring  Analysis by Peter Feuilherade of BBC Monitoring on 4 July     Amidst widespread rejoicing at the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston early on 4 July, the two leading Palestinian political factions have sought to claim their share of credit for the outcome.     Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades website on 4 July     [Military Statement by Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades: "Release of Journalist Johnston is Palestinian National Interest Realized by Efforts of Loyal People in Abidance by Shari'ah, Ethical, National Stand"]     Four months have passed on the kidnapping of British Journalist …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite TV on 4 July     [Interview with Ghazi Hamad, spokesman for the deposed Palestinian prime minister, via satellite from Gaza, by Hasan Jammul in the studio - live]     [Jammul] Ghazi Hamad, spokesman for the deposed Palestinian prime minister, joins us from Gaza …