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General Middle East
news
BBC
Google
news in Arabic al-Jazeera
English-language news from the Qatar-based TV channel. Not
to be confused with the Dubai-based website aljazeera.com al-Arabiya
Arabic-language news from the satellite TV station Middle
East Daily
News compilation including local sources Allafrica.com
North African news from local sources Washington
Post Financial
Times New
York Times (registration required) Christian
Science Monitor Le
Monde (in French) Independent
Arabic news in translation Mideastwire.com
A large number of translated items every day from the Arabic
and Farsi media. Registration required, but free of charge. Iraqi
Press Monitor
A daily survey of the main stories in Iraq's newspapers
(Institute for War and Peace Reporting). Arab
Angles
"Viewpoints and analyses translated into English from
the Arabic-language press." Opinion
Source
A daily selection of opinion articles published around the
world. Usually includes some from the Arabic
media.
Specialised news services Reuters
Alertnet
News related to humanitarian issues and disaster relief IRIN
A "humanitarian news and information" service
provided by the UN Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs Zawya.com
General regional news with an emphasis on business and
economics AME
Info
Business and financial news from the Middle East
US
Geological Survey
Almost instantaneous information about earthquakes anywhere in
the world Middle
East Newsline
Regional news with a focus on security and defence. This is
a paid-for subscription service but short news items can be
read free of charge. Jane's
Security and defence-related news. This is a paid-for subscription service but
short news items can be read free of charge.
Official news services US
State Department
Press releases and statements on the Middle East issued by the
American government UN
news service
News from the United Nations relating to the Middle
East Algeria:
Algérie Presse
Service
Bahrain: Bahrain
News Agency
Egypt: MENA
Jordan: Petra
News Agency
Kuwait: Kuwait
News Agency
Lebanon: National
News Agency (in Arabic)
Libya: Jamahiriya
News Agency
Morocco: Maghreb
Arabe Presse
Oman: Oman
News Agency
Qatar: Qatar
News Agency
Saudi Arabia: Saudi
Press Agency
Sudan: SUNA
Syria: SANA
United Arab Emirates: WAM
Yemen: Saba
Search engines Google
news search BBC
Archive of BBC news reports dating back to 1997 Guardian
Free archive of Guardian and Observer articles since 1998
FT.com
Archive for the Financial Times and a large number of
other newspapers. Payment required for some articles. Pressed.com
French news archive (AFP, Le Monde, etc). Headlines
free, charge for text.
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