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1 killed as protesters scuffle with Iraqi security forces
Middle East
May 26, 2021
1 killed as protesters scuffle with Iraqi security forces
BAGHDAD (AP) — Clashes between security forces and protesters left one person dead and over a dozen injured Tuesday after…
Tunisian journalists protest over new head of state news agency
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Tunisian journalists protest over new head of state news agency
TUNIS (Reuters) – Journalists at Tunisia’s state news agency protested on Tuesday against the appointment of a new chief executive,…
Saudi Arabia’s new glitzy magazines: Progress or ‘fashion-washing’?
Middle East
April 7, 2021
Saudi Arabia’s new glitzy magazines: Progress or ‘fashion-washing’?
Saudi Arabia’s print media landscape has just been broadened with the publication of the high-end lifestyle magazines Harper’s Bazaar Saudi and Esquire…
Why are foreign journalists fleeing China?
World
April 1, 2021
Why are foreign journalists fleeing China?
At least 20 journalists have been expelled or forced to leave China since last year, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China has said.…
Egypt calls on Reuters to correct false news about EVER GIVEN ship ‘swinging back’ in Suez Canal
Egypt
March 30, 2021
Egypt calls on Reuters to correct false news about EVER GIVEN ship ‘swinging back’ in Suez Canal
The Egyptian Information Authority called on Reuters news agency to correct a story published on Monday afternoon, in which it…
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
World
March 26, 2021
Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable…
Egypt welcomes Turkey’s ‘good gesture’ after it asks Egyptian opposition channels to reduce criticism
Egypt
March 19, 2021
Egypt welcomes Turkey’s ‘good gesture’ after it asks Egyptian opposition channels to reduce criticism
The Egyptian Minister of Information Osama Heikal announced that he welcomed the Turkish government’s decision to ask anti-Egypt channels in…
Rumors of vaccine tourism in Dubai unfounded — for now
Middle East
March 18, 2021
Rumors of vaccine tourism in Dubai unfounded — for now
Unless you happen to have a connection to a royal family in the United Arab Emirates, you’re unlikely to be…
Asian Americans grieve, organize in wake of Atlanta attacks
World
March 18, 2021
Asian Americans grieve, organize in wake of Atlanta attacks
Asian Americans were already worn down by a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks when a white gunman was charged with…
Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests
Middle East
March 12, 2021
Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer,…