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A young Saudi blogger and columnist face death sentence

mena2009x — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:55:54 -0800

Saudi Arabian authorities have charged Kashgari with blasphemy, apostasy and atheism for a series of tweets about the Islamic prophet Muhammad he posted on Feb. 4.

One year later: What lays ahead for the future of the Arab Spring countries?

mena2009x — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:51:49 -0800

Even in countries where the voice of the people have been suppressed, even where regimes are not going to change, there will be no going back to the status quo before Mohamed Bouazizi burned hi

In Egypt, volunteers support first-time voters

mena2009x — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:10:37 -0800

It is evening in a stationary shop in a quiet district of Cairo. “Welcome Um Mahmoud!” cries out the enthusiastic owner as a middle-aged woman walks in.

The real technological impetus for change in the Arab World was never Facebook

mena2009x — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:13:17 -0700

Satellite television and its free to air (FTA) satellite channels already include in its ranks over 500 channels serving the Arab World.

"New Nasser" emerging from Ankara?

mena2009x — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:20:15 -0700

Ten Years after 9/11, Arab Press Continues to Disseminate Conspiracy Theories

mena2009x — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:11:23 -0700

Article in Saudi Daily: Twin Towers Brought Down by Explosives, Not Planes; Bush Administration Warned Friends Not to Fly That Day

Syria: an uprising so far, so close

mena2009x — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:58:27 -0700

Arab Unrest: The latest developments from each country

mena2009x — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:00:17 -0700

Here are the latest developments from each country and information on the roots of the unrest.

SYRIA

Women in Saudi Arabia demand their freedom and dignity

mena2009x — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:32:58 -0700

The unexpected visibility and assertiveness of women has helped propel what has become known as the Arab spring.

Citizen journalism keeps Syria uprising alive

mena2009x — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:33:23 -0700

“With the efficiency of the networks that were developed over the past few weeks, through which we can now see into every town and village in Syria, there is no way the regime can stop informati

Defiant Syria vows protest crackdown to continue

mena2009x — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:11:37 -0700

The U.N.

Bahrain detains columnist; journalists located in Libya; violations in Yemen

mena2009x — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:15:45 -0700

Roughly 30 uniformed and plainclothes police raided al-Nuaimi's family home in Manama today, dragging him into the street and beating him, local journalists told CPJ.

An unconventional news source, enemy and leader

mena2009x — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:20:43 -0700

Media has always played a crucial role in covering historical events, but never before has it so depended on citizen journalism by ordi

Media playing central role in Arab uprisings

mena2009x — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:35:53 -0800

The situation varies country-by-country, but a remarkable trend can be seen: public pressure is leading to more freedom of expression in Arab media.

Arab Cartoonists Get Freer Hand as Governments Ease Censorship

mena2009x — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:41:21 -0800

When Saudi political cartoonist Abdullah Jaber drew a caricature of Libyan leader Muammar Al-Qaddafi four years ago, his editor at the Al-Jazirah daily refused to publish it.

Mixed sights, sounds and scents of a revolution in Cairo's liberation square

mena2009x — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:17:02 -0800

I was in Tahrir sq.

Tunisians observe three-day mourning for protest victims

mena2009x — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:25:07 -0800

Tunisia observes three days of national mourning from Friday for the dozens of people killed during protests before and after the ouster of former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, state television s

Tunisia: Another protester killed by police

mena2009x — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 02:59:14 -0800

A Tunisian protester has died of his injuries after police shot him in the town of Menzel Bouzaiene, according to the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).

Arab Media Wonders: Where Are the WikiLeaks Cables Critical of Israel?

mena2009x — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 02:38:50 -0800

According to Wikileaks official website, the organization has acquired about 4,000 U.S cables that originated from the American Embassy in Tel Aviv

Wikileaks reveals the fear of Arab states against Iranian nuclear power

mena2009x — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:29:53 -0800

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad responded that the leaks were delibera