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Media and Communications : Qatar

Includes news, newspapers, journals, radio, television, news services, press abstracts, publishing and bookseller associations.

Created and maintained by the
 African & Middle Eastern Division,
Collections and Services Directorate

Arab Environment Monitor (http://www.arabenvironment.net/)
“An update and analysis of environmental policies, innovation and applications in the Arab World.”

Arabic media and TV (http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F06E0D8B-BE98-445A-9752-8E7EA9DAD30F.htm)
Al Jazeera is an important news network in the Arab world, it can be likened to CNN and produces televisions shows in addition to articles, all of which are readily available on the web (Arabic and English)

BBC World Service.com  (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/)
Searching this site by country or by topic, offers a choice of news headlines, country profiles, and additional web links on specific aspects such as sports.

Committee to Protect Journalists  (http://www.cpj.org/)
Searching this site results in a list of recent documents from a number of web sites concerning media activities and press freedom in many countries.

Gulf Times (http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/index.asp?cu_no=2&temp_type=44)
Daily Newspaper published by Gulf Publishing & Printing Co. Doha, Qatar, topics of discussion include Iraq, the Americas, Europe/World, India, Philippines/East Asia, and Islam.

The Peninsula (http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/)
“Qatar’s Leading English Daily”

Qatar Globe  (http://www.qatarglobe.com/)
The website of the Qatar Globe covers the latest international news and important events of the Arab world.

Qatar News Agency (http://www.qnaol.com/english/about.htm)
Contains economic, sport, and cultural news, as well as links to governmental sites, the Qatar constitution, and links to several newspapers around the Arab World. (English and Arabic)

Al-Raya newspaper  (http://www.raya.com/site/topics/index.asp?cu_no=2&temp_type=44)
One of the most important newspapers in the State of Qatar.

Al-Sharq (http://www.al-sharq.com/)
A daily publication that focuses on politics (Arabic)

Washingtonpost.com: World  (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/)
Search by country to find recent articles appearing in this newspaper.

Al-Watan (http://www.al-watan.com/)
Arabic publication on politics that is produced daily.

 

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