Arab Media & Society

Yemeni minister under fire for moves to gag media An opposition MP said on Saturday he will seek to have the information minister grilled in parliament over moves to block live satellite TV coverage of the deadly unrest in south Yemen.

Yemen govt confiscates unauthorised al-Jazeera, al-Arabiya transmitters The Yemeni Ministry of Information has confiscated two unauthorised broadcasting transmitters belonging to Sana'a-based offices of the Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya TV channels.

Al Jazeera Children’s Channel launches VoD portal Taalam TV Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) has launched Taalam.TV — the first Arabic video-on-demand (VoD) educational portal for schools and educators

Iran blocking foreign, domestic Web sites to curb anti-government activists Iran's leaders have been cracking down on the tech-savvy opposition movement with the Revolutionary Guard and police blocking millions of foreign and domestic Web sites, including some Google services, CNN and the BBC.

Murdoch urges more transparency in Arab media Rupert Murdoch urged Arab governments on Tuesday to reject media censorship and open their markets to foreign competition as he opened a high-profile conference aimed at furthering oil-rich Abu Dhabi's ambitions as a cultural hub.

Italian newspaper website adds Arabic subtitles to documentary feature The Italian business paper Il Sole 24 Ore added Arabic subtitles to a documentary feature about immigration (click on the main window under the headline Immigrato A Chi?)

Afghanistan restricts news reporting The government of Afghanistan has banned live media coverage of attacks by both domestic and international news media organizations, according to Al Jazeera.

Officials demand closure of Al Jazeera office in Yemen The local authorities of the southern provinces of Abyan, Lahj and Dalei have demanded the cabinet quickly close Al Jazeera's office in Yemen, the state-run 26sep.net reported.