Middle East News Publications for Current Events - HIST 370 - Modern Middle East

Middle East Publications

Al-Ahram
Al-Ahram was founded on 5 August 1875, is the most widely circulating Egyptian daily newspaper, and the second oldest after al-Waqa'i`al-Masriya (The Egyptian Events, founded 1828). It is majority owned by the Egyptian government.
Al Jazeera
Meaning literally "The Island", though referring to the Arabian Peninsula in context[2]), also known as JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a state-funded broadcaster in Doha, Qatar, owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network. Initially launched as an Arabic news and current-affairs satellite TV channel, Al Jazeera has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the Internet and specialty television channels in multiple languages.
Al Monitor
Launched February 13, 2012, features reporting and analysis by prominent journalists and experts from the Middle East, including through its Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey Pulses.
Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat is an Arabic international newspaper headquartered in London. A pioneer of the "off-shore" model in the Arabic press, the paper is often noted for its distinctive green-tinted pages. The New York Times in 2005 called Asharq Al-Awsat "one of the oldest and most influential in the region."
"Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities."
Egypt Independent
Egypt Independent is an online newspaper that formerly published a weekly 24-page English-language edition of the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Haaretz
It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International New York Times.
It is known for its left-wing and liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues. As of 2016, the newspaper had a weekday exposure rate of 3.9% in Israel.[4][5] According to the Center for Research Libraries, among Israel's daily newspapers, "Haaretz is considered the most influential and respected for both its news coverage and its commentary."[6]
Jadaliyya
Jadaliyya is an independent ezine produced by ASI (Arab Studies Institute), the umbrella organization that produces Arab Studies Journal, Tadween Publishing, FAMA, and Quilting Point.
Mada Masr
is an independent Egyptian online newspaper, founded in June 2013 by former journalists of the English-language newspaper Egypt Independent following the shutting down of its editorial operations in April 2013. It is Egypt’s leading independent,[1] liberal newspaper.[2]

English Newspaper Websites

Newspapers by Country

Middle East & North African Newspapers Curated by George Washington University Library
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The "Library News Databases" will be inaccessible, but the "General Middle East Newspapers" should be publicly available.
Online Newspapers
Somewhat maintained listings of newspapers by country.
Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers
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From the Ottoman Empire to the Arab Spring, the countries of the Middle East and North Africa have witnessed their fair share of history. The Middle Eastern & North African Newspapers collection includes publications from across this dynamic region, providing unique insights into the history of individual countries, as well as broad viewpoints on key historic events from the late nineteenth century through the present. Key topics include the decline of colonialism, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Suez Crisis, the Cold War, the rise of the petroleum industry, twentieth-century pan-Arab movements, both World Wars, the establishment of the state of Israel, the Iran-Iraq War, and the recent Arab Spring.

Researchers will find a wealth of unique content from the Middle East and North Africa, much of which has never been digitized or available as open access material. Content in the Middle Eastern & North African Newspapers collection is predominantly in Arabic, but also includes key titles in English and French. The collection comprises mostly out-of-copyright, orphaned content.

The Washington Report on the Middle East

The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
"The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs is a 100-page magazine published 10 times per year in Washington, DC, that focuses on news and analysis from and about the Middle East and U.S. policy in that region."

Policy and Opinion

Arab Barometer
Arab Barometer is a nonpartisan research network that provides insight into the social, political, and economic attitudes and values of ordinary citizens across the Arab world. We have been conducting high quality and reliable public opinion surveys in the Middle East and North Africa since 2006. We are the longest-standing and the largest repository of publicly available data on the views of men and women in the MENA region. Our findings give a voice to the needs and concerns of Arab publics.
Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research
The Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research holds the largest, most comprehensive database on public opinion surveys in Israel. Over a span of 60 years and through more than 1,200 surveys, the center has applied rigorous, innovative and pioneering research methods to document the attitudes of the Israeli public regarding thousands of issues in all aspects of life: politics, culture, ideology, religion, education and national security. Previously known as the Guttman Center, it was renamed in 2021 in honor of Dr. Andrew J. Viterbi.
Brookings Center for Middle East Policy
Scholars in the Center for Middle East Policy are currently researching the following critical issues:

Imagining Israel’s Future: Understanding Israeli domestic politics and society, U.S.-Israel relations, and how to advance a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Regional Conflict and Security: The politics of Iran; the Iran nuclear deal; civil conflicts in Syria, Libya and Yemen, refugees and reconstruction, and conflict resolution and peacemaking.
Arab Politics After the Uprisings: Political developments inside the Palestinian territories, Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia; remaking governance in the Arab world; and trends in political Islam.
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: The ideology, structure and future of violent movements like ISIS and Al Qaeda; understanding and combatting extremist ideologies and recruitment; lessons from counterterrorism experiences in Israel, Europe and the United States.
U.S. Strategy in the Middle East: Strategic choices for the U.S. administration; security frameworks for the region; U.S. defense & security policy; U.S. relations with regional partners; and the Middle East in global context (especially growing ties with India and China).