BBC Monitoring ["Behind the News" talk show, presented by Ali al-Zufayri, discusses US-Israeli media campaign accusing Syria of receiving nuclear assistance from North Korea.] Doha Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel Television in Arabic at 1832 gmt on 15 September carries a new, live 25-minute episode of its "Behind the News" political talk …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Quds Press web news agency [Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel Opens Media Training Centre Branch in Syria in Preparation for Possible Expansion" - Quds Press headline] Damascus, Quds Press - Syrian media sources have told Quds Press that the Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel has opened a branch …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram Weekly website on 13 September [Article by Shadin Shihab: "Redrawing the Lines"] When the editor of Al-Dustur faces trial on 1 October for "publishing false rumours in bad faith about President Mubarak's health," it is the independent press that will …

BBC Monitoring An official news agency has said that access to Google is back to normal in Iran after reports that the search engine was being blocked. Fars News Agency on 17 September quoted an official as saying the incident was a mistake and had now been resolved. Some Iranian …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 17 September Quetta: Police sources confirmed here on Friday [14 September] the handover of Munir Mengal, managing director of Baloch Voice TV, to the Crimes Investigation Department despite the Balochistan High Court had ordered his immediate release. The …

BBC Monitoring Backgrounder by Muhammad Shukri of BBC Monitoring on 13 September Overview Rumours that Egyptian President Husni Mubarak is in poor health have spread in Egypt recently. Mubarak, now aged 79, has ruled Egypt since 1981, following the assassination of his predecessor Anwar al-Sadat. The Egyptian authorities have denied …

BBC Monitoring Analysis by Steve Metcalf of BBC Monitoring on 13 September Although the main story of the week in Pakistan has been the blocked attempt by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to return from exile, two other equally important issues have been getting closer to a resolution. One is …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Lebanese newspaper Al-Safir website on 3 September [Report by Ziyad Haydar from Damascus: "Denying disputes inside editorial board, Waddah Khanfar tells Al-Safir: Al-Jazeera English is the voice of the south"] The Director of Al-Jazeera satellite TV network, Waddah Khanfar, has denied the existence of …

BBC Monitoring The testimonies given by the US commander in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, and the US ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, to the House of Representatives Committee on Monday 10 September were relayed live by the following TV stations: the privately-owned Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV; the government-owned Iraqi station Al-Iraqiyah …

BBC Monitoring Text of report in English by Qatari newspaper Gulf Times website on 12 September Astro Indonesia, a pay television in Indonesia, has announced a partnership with Al Jazeera English following the completion of a carriage deal, according [to] reports. Al Jazeera English, the 24-hour English language news and …