22 May 2012 15:19:59
Lebanon's new wild card: Shaker al-Barjawi
CTV.ca Lebanon's new wild card: Shaker al-Barjawi Asia Times Online On Arabic satellite talk shows, members of the two camps had blasted at each other for months, once even getting into a fist-fight live on air. clashed with arms in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, prompting Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab ... Syria crisis hits Beirut - Monday 21 May 201222 May 2012 01:44:00
Hamas, Hezbollah & the Arab Spring: Middle East Expert Lectures for Western ...
Hamas, Hezbollah & the Arab Spring: Middle East Expert Lectures for Western ... Newswise (press release) In part, that's due to modern media, such as Al Jazeera , as well as social media. In the past, the Arab regimes had the ability to control the media. But now you can go into the street, shoot some video and send it to Al Jazeera's website, and it's ...
22 May 2012 00:53:16
Anti-foreign attitudes bode ill for China correspondents
Anti-foreign attitudes bode ill for China correspondents CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog) (Chan and other Al-Jazeera English correspondents were repeatedly denied journalist visas this year, resulting in her departure and the closure of the English bureau; the Arabic bureau remains open.) Yang Rui's comments about Chan appeared the next day ...
19 May 2012 23:04:14
China: Soft power or hard sell?
Aljazeera.com China: Soft power or hard sell? Aljazeera.com First came the Bo Xilai political scandal, followed by the story of Chen Guangcheng, the blind dissident, and more recently, the expulsion of Al Jazeera's sole China correspondent Melissa Chan. Chinese authorities have yet to specify the reasons why ...19 May 2012 18:13:20
Warda: The Algerian Rose's legacy will live on
Ahram Online Warda: The Algerian Rose's legacy will live on Ahram Online "Along with Lebanon's Fayrouz and Egypt's late Om Kalthoum, Warda was one of the legendary singers of the Arab world," Al Jazeera reported hours after the news of Warda's death broke out. "The Diva has died," commented hundreds of Twitter users in ...18 May 2012 17:24:23
All eyes on Bahrain
The Times of Israel All eyes on Bahrain The Times of Israel By Elhanan Miller May 18, 2012, 1:22 pm ran looms large in Arab news outlets Friday both in its diplomatic relations with the Arab world and concerning its nuclear program. в Iran: the unity project means the end of Bahrain,в reads the headline of Al ...09 May 2012 08:37:34
Al-Jazeera says China has expelled reporter
CBC.ca Al-Jazeera says China has expelled reporter CBS News BEIJING в Al-Jazeera's sole English-language reporter in China has been expelled, the pan- Arab news network said Tuesday. It's the first time since 1998 that Beijing has kicked out an accredited foreign journalist. Melissa Chan's expulsion is seen as ... China expulsion of Al-Jazeera reporter criticized08 May 2012 20:36:54
BSkyB enters Arab TV fray with Abu Dhabi royal
euronews BSkyB enters Arab TV fray with Abu Dhabi royal euronews Even Qatar's Al Jazeera , which revolutionised the landscape of state-managed media supporting authoritarian Arab rulers by shining a fierce light on inter- Arab rivalries and Saudi politics, has struggled to maintain its name for independence. The ... Sky enters Arabic news market Latest Arabic news channel, Sky News Arabia, begins broadcasting from UAE ... Sky News is launching its 24-hour Arabic news channel tomorrow08 May 2012 16:39:20
China expels al-Jazeera reporter as media relations sour
CBC.ca China expels al-Jazeera reporter as media relations sour Washington Post BEIJING в China has expelled an American journalist working for the English-language arm of al-Jazeera , according to a statement issued Tuesday by the Qatar-based satellite television network whose broadcasts played a pivotal role in the Arab Spring ... Al-Jazeera says China has expelled reporter08 May 2012 03:03:11
Sky News launches Arabic broadcasting from Abu Dhabi
gulfnews.com Sky News launches Arabic broadcasting from Abu Dhabi gulfnews.com Al Jaber added: "With the vibrant cultural movement in the UAE, Abu Dhabi is attractive for an organisation like Sky News Arabia to objectively disseminate news in the Arab world." Some media anchormen told Gulf News that Sky News Arabia has to compete ... BSkyB enters Arab TV fray with Abu Dhabi royal Sky News Arabia is a break from stations with slanted coverage 24-hour News Channel Sky News Arabia launched in Abu Dhabi -