Al Jazeera's Kabul bureau chief has been brought before an Israeli military court a week after he was arrested and detained by Israeli officials....
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UAE: Now tweeting rumours can land you three years in jail
The UAE has announced it intends to enforce legislation combating the "spreading of rumours" by social media, punishable by up to three years in...
Egypt: Judge bans cameras for remainder of Mubarak’s trial
An Egyptian judge has banned state-owned TV cameras from filming the rest of Hosni Mubarak's trial. Even though state TV cameras were allowed in the...
Tehran to London: Caring for our kids, gesture politics and acts that will make a difference
The sight of children too young to be working, is sadly too familiar on the streets of Iran. Selling flowers and washing car windscreens at traffic...
Oman: Officials threaten to shut down newspaper
Omani officials are threatening to shut down Al-Zaman, an independent newspaper, after it published allegations of corruption in the Ministry of...
Yemen: Copies of newspaper confiscated
Yemeni security forces confiscated copies of Ahdath al-Madina, a local independent newspaper, on 7 August. Security forces seized the paper from...
Iran, China, schadenfreude and the London riots
State media in China and Iran have both offered their two cents in response to the riots that have swept the UK over the past three days. A...
The Sacking of Dina Abdul Rahman is a threat to the freedom of Media in Egypt
"You say the Armed forces are trying to teach people democracy; this is part of the democracy you speak of, and the Egyptian people know what...
Egypt: BBC journalist released
BBC journalist Shaimaa Khalil has been released after her arrest yesterday in Egypt. The BBC has said it is not yet clear whether she faces further...
Egypt: BBC journalist detained
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil has been arrested in Egypt while reporting from Cairo. In her most recent tweet, Khalil said she and those with her were...