BBC Monitoring Text of press release by Paris-based organization Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) on 12 June     Reporters Without Borders today condemned new media censorship in Yemen, where access to at least two websites has been blocked since the start of the year, in one case for three months, and the …

BBC Monitoring Text of press release by Cairo-based satellite operator Nilesat on 4 June     The Egyptian satellite company Nilesat intends to procure its next generation satellite, designated Nilesat 201, through an international tender, and invites qualified satellite manufacturers to submit firm fixed-price proposals for the production and delivery, on-orbit, of …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Palestinian Filastin al-An website on 10 June; subheadings as published     The official Palestine Television is Palestinian in name, but biased in performance. It is clearly biased towards one side at the expense of the other, even if it has to fabricate news, falsify facts …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Sudanese newspaper Al-Sahafah on 12 June     The information and communication committee at the parliament and the future directions' body yesterday approved the draft bill of the new press law. The new draft bill, which consists of seven parts and 30 articles, is to be …

BBC Monitoring Text of report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website on 11 June     Prague, Czech Republic 11 June: Iranian government officials have informed lawyers for Radio Farda correspondent Parnaz Azima that they will not return her passport and that her case will have to be decided in court.     Her …

BBC Monitoring Analysis by Amani Soliman of BBC Monitoring on 12 June,     The fighting between the warring factions of Hamas and Fatah in the Palestinian territories has reached new heights verging on a civil war.     Hamas' armed wing threatened on 12 June to storm the security headquarters of their rival …

BBC Monitoring Text of editorial "Fabricated US-Egyptian crisis", carried by London-based newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi website on 9 June     Egyptian media outlets have been launching a fierce campaign against US President George Bush because he has demanded that President Husni Mubarak release Ayman Nur, leader of the Egyptian opposition Al-Ghad Party. …

MEB Journal “Captain Abu Raed”, Jordan’s first full-length film, has been in production since late May. Directed by Amin Matalqa, the feature stars Nadeem Sawalha and Rana Sultan.  Read more.

MEB Journal 18 year old Marwan Ali beat out two fellow North African finalists to win Super Star 4. The Tunisian student’s prizes include a recording deal and a new car from US carmaker Ford Motors. Read full story.

MEB Journal For the past two weeks, Sana`a Radio’s evening broadcasts have been interrupted by an Arabic-language evangelical message from Christian messages. Authorities have identified the source of the broadcast but are unsure which ministry has responsibility for stopping it. Read full story.