Middle East based English-language news sites
Be sure to establish the purpose of the news outlet - read the "About" section and/or Google it:
- Where is it based?
- Who is financing it?
- Who is it supporting?
- What is its bias?
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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera Arabic, launched in 1996, claims to be the first independent news channel in the Arab world dedicated to providing comprehensive news and live debate.
Al Jazeera also has a YouTube channel with news stories and documentaries. -
Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya English is the English-language service of the Al Arabiya News Channel, a 24-hour news station in the Arab world. You can filter by news/opinion and when the article was published. -
The Arab Weekly
A UK-based news site that has stories from all over the Middle East and Muslim world. -
Middle East News In English
A collection of country specific and general news websites. Some of these may be dead links. Be sure to check the "about" section to ascertain any biases the sites might have. -
Arab News
This English language news site is based in Saudi Arabia and has a specific Middle East section.
Middle East news from Western outlets
These Western news sources have Middle East sections on their sites.
- Who is it supporting?
- What is its bias?
- Be aware that they are reporting stories through a Western lens.
- Be aware they are reporting stories with a Western connection or interest.
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New York Times
Don't forget that we have institutional access to the NYT - follow these instructions to set up your account
Background information
If you need some background information about a country to help you make sense of a current event, try one of these websites:
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CIA World FactbookContains a lot of data and background information about each country.
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Nations OnlineThis site has a country profile and many useful links. You may need to use Google Translate on some of the links.