Google set to train 4,000 journalists in Mena regionThe newly-launched Google News Initiative (GNI) together with Google News Lab will offer free training to 4,000 journalists in the Middle East and North Africa region to help journalists advance their editorial, research, writing, fact-checkin More… |
Alwaleed Philanthropies partners with Thomson ReutersAlwaleed Philanthropies (AP), chaired by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz AlSaud, has sealed an innovative new partnership with Thomson Reuters Foundation focused on empowering Saudi female journalists. Th More… |
Alwaleed Philanthropies partners with Thomson ReutersAlwaleed Philanthropies (AP), chaired by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz AlSaud, has sealed an innovative new partnership with Thomson Reuters Foundation focused on empowering Saudi female journalists. Th More… |
Turkey detains 42 journalists in crackdownTurkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday, broadcaster NTV reported, under a crackdown following a failed coup that has targeted more than 60,000 people and drawn fire from the European Union. The arrests or suspens More… |
Top Bahrain journalists win accoladesJournalists in Bahrain were honoured yesterday (May 31) for defending national issues and promoting the country’s security and stability at a ceremony to announce the winners of the Khalifa Bin Salman Press Award, reported the Gulf Dai More… |
Death penalty for journalists, Mursi verdict postponedAn Egyptian court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for three journalists and three others charged with endangering national security by leaking state secrets and documents to Qatar. Jordanian national Alaa Omar Sablan and More… |
TV journalists shot dead during live interviewTwo television journalists were shot and killed in Virginia, US, on Wednesday morning while conducting a live television interview, the station said. The incident occurred at about 6:45 am EDT (1045 GMT) during a live broadcast in More… |
Bahrain King hails role of journalistsBahrain’s His Majesty King Hamad reiterated full support to the rights of journalists and media personnel in performing their noble duty and expressing their opinions freely, independently and responsibly. In a message marki More… |
Egypt court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalistsEgypt's highest court cancelled jail sentences against three journalists working for Al Jazeera television on Thursday and ordered a retrial, a defence lawyer said, in a case that has provoked an international outcry. Australi More… |
Al Jazeera urges Egypt to overturn jail ruling for journalistsQatari news network Al Jazeera urged Egypt on Monday to overturn a court ruling against three of its journalists, condemning the seven-year prison sentences as unjustified and defying logic. "There is no justification whatsoe More… |