The international press organization Reporters Without Borders (RWB) released a report on the critical role of the media during the Arab spring since November 2011. The report focused on Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria and Yemen.Reporters Without Borders noticed ...

BBC's coverage of the Arab spring will be examined by the former UN director of communications Edward Mortimer in an independent review. The trust's review will analyze the BBC's coverage of events in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Syria and Yemen. Previous reviews have

On Wednesday 7/27, the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee held a markup session and voted to pass the 2012 State and Foreign Operations Appropirations Bill, as is, to the full committee. The bill would provide $39.6 billion ...

Bahrain's parliament "issued a vote of no confidence in the appointment of new US Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski, who they claimed had a volatile agenda towards Bahrain." Members of Parliament stated that they found his "meetings in the ...

The Bahraini Ministry of the Interior released a statement Wednesday by Chief of Public Security Major-General Taraq Mubarak bin Daina regarding invitations to protest: "the mere fact of posting instigative calls" via "social networking and Internet websites inciting people to break the law" ...

On Tuesday, Al Jazeera's director general Wadah Khanfar stepped down from his post after 8 years as the network's top executive. Khanfar, who started as a correspondent for Al Jazeera, stated that "he had been discussing his decision to step down with ...

Editor Ibrahim al-Maamary and Managing Editor Yussuf al-Haj of the Omani newspaper Azzaman were sentenced to five months in jail on charges of insulting Justice Minister Mohamed al-Hanai and an undersecretary of state. Al-Maamary and al-Haj were charged with accusing ...

In a move to defuse popular anger, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria approved a series of media reforms that will allow for the establishment of private radio and television stations for the first time since the country gained independence ...

The offices of  Al Jazeera Egyptian affiliate Mubasher Misr were raided and shut down by security forces in plain clothes Sunday.  The channel is known for its coverage of protests, including Friday's attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo. While members ...

Imad Bazzi, a Lebanese pro-democracy blogger, was detained in Cairo International Airport because his name appeared on the Egyptian intelligence blacklist. Bazzi was considered a "security concern" due to his support for jailed Egyptian activist, Mikael ...

A video has emerged showing U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford being attacked in Damascus ahead of his August 23 unscheduled trip to Jassem. A Syrian TV station owned by Mohamed Hamsho, a brother-in-law of the ...

Yesterday, Yaroslav Trofimov from the Wall Street Journal described the deepening xenophobia being stoked by the Egyptian government and state run media. Trofimov noted the xenophobia has not been this extreme since the 1950's revolution, and that Egypt's rulers are ...

Saudi women protested their extralegal prohibition to drive today. Sympathizers around the world expressed support for the movement through Twitter, Facebook and other platforms.

The New York Times covers social media's role in growing dissent in Saudi Arabia. The piece highlights the resilience of the women's right to drive campaign in spite of the nine-day imprisonment of Manal al-Sharif. It also explores how the ...

As part of its debate series, Tunisia: The Fragile Media Spring, an article French news network Telerama's website reveals the enduring legacy of Ben-Ali-ism (le benalism) in Tunisian media. Mongi Gharbi, named the new editor-chief of La Presse ...

On Thursday,  President Barack Obama addressed the nation to discuss U.S. policy towards the Middle East and North Africa.  He noted that over the past six months,  the people in the region "have risen up to demand their basic ...