Arab Media & Society

Al Jazeera Files a Lawsuit Against the Egyptian Newspaper Al Ahram Al Jazeera has filed a lawsuit against the Egyptian-based newspaper Al Ahram Newspaper following the publication of what it calls false and damaging statements about the international news network and its management. Al Jazeera says tThese allegations, published in June in an article entitled "Jazeerat Al-Taharrush" ("Al Jazeera an Island of Harassment"), were completely baseless, and without merit, and were mainly aimed at damaging the reputation of the Al Jazeera Network.

Re-thinking 'civil society' in the Arab world Rami Khouri on the role of NGOs in the Arab world

Journalism court threat to Iraqi media Media freedom in Iraq has taken another turn for the worse with the announcement of plans for a special court to handle journalism cases.

BSkyB's Sky in Talks With UAE Investor on Starting Arabic News Channel British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc’s Sky News channel is in talks with an Abu Dhabi-based private investor to set up an Arabic news service, its first foreign-language channel.

Northwestern University-Qatar study on Arab women in social media Social media use among young Arab women is creative and innovative, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q). The study revealed young Arab women have a deep respect for the community and the family. They are also more discerning when it comes to controlling information available in public, which leads to a high level of creativity in their use of social media.

Israelis file $1.2 billion suit against Al Jazeera Ninety-one Israeli plaintiffs, civilians who were injured during the monthlong 2006 Second Lebanon War or are relatives of victims, are charging in their suit that the Qatar-based network's war coverage was designed to help Hezbollah.

Saudi Prince Alwaleed to launch news channel The Kingdom Holding company headed by the Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says it plans to launch a new Arabic television news channel in partnership with the Fox network.

No progress on press freedom - Al Jazeera chief Media freedom in the Arab world has tightened and little progress is being made to clarify ambiguous media laws, the director general of Al Jazeera Network has said.