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Iran news agency head convicted for interviewee’s spy remark
Middle East

Iran news agency head convicted for interviewee’s spy remark

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency has been convicted over publishing an…
Officials say armed men killed journalist in southern Yemen
Middle East

Officials say armed men killed journalist in southern Yemen

SANNA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni journalist was shot dead Tuesday in the southern port city of Aden, security officials…
Egypt responds to Turkey’s statement on arrest of 4 Anadolu journalists
Egypt

Egypt responds to Turkey’s statement on arrest of 4 Anadolu journalists

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry responded early on Thursday to Turkey’s statement about the arrest of four journalists working for the…
Moroccan YouTuber sentenced to prison, journalist detained
Middle East

Moroccan YouTuber sentenced to prison, journalist detained

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities have sentenced a Youtuber who criticized the king to prison, and detained a journalist-activist…
Slain Maltese reporter lived in fear, family says
World

Slain Maltese reporter lived in fear, family says

The husband and son of a slain Maltese journalist said she had lived in fear as she investigated government corruption,…
Turkey targets left-wing news agency in press crackdown
Middle East

Turkey targets left-wing news agency in press crackdown

Turkish-German journalist and translator Adil Demirci was detained by authorities last week, one year after his ETHA news agency colleague,…
Turkey orders detention of 35 people, including journalists, in latest crackdown
Middle East

Turkey orders detention of 35 people, including journalists, in latest crackdown

Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 35 people Thursday — including nine journalists — on suspicion of links to last…
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
Egypt

Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement

Three journalists working for privately-run newspaper Youm7 said that the agency’s Editor-in-chief Khalid Salah fired them on Sunday for objecting…
Staff of blocked news outlets threaten to protest at Press Syndicate
Egypt

Staff of blocked news outlets threaten to protest at Press Syndicate

A number of staff from local media outlets whose websites were blocked in Egypt held a meeting at Al-Bedaiah newspaper headquarters Tuesday to…
Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism
Egypt

Egypt blocks 21 news sites including Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for supporting terrorism

Several Qatar-affiliated news outlets and other local news websites were blocked in Egypt on Wednesday in the wake of allegedly false footage…
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