Asharq

"Syrian cinema, although characterized as a progressive one that tackles social and political issues, still cannot be compared to the Egyptian film industry," writes Nazim Muhanna in Asharq Alawsat.

GreenCine Daily: Shorts, 10/24. 2006

Screen shot of Asharq Al-Awsat's lead media story on Gaddafi's bloody end

Magda Abu-Fadil: Where Do Media Draw the Line on Ethics During Revolutions? Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

Dr. Basmah Umayr, the executive director of Al-Sayyidah Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid Center at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce, told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that a Ministry of Women's Affairs would contribute to "the transportation of women to (the level) of decision-making."

Sabria Jawhar: In Saudi Arabia, a Women's Ministry Might Be a Small Step Towards Women's Rights Sabria Jawhar 2010

Dr. Basmah Umayr, the executive director of Al-Sayyidah Khadijah Bint Khuwaylid Center at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce, told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that a Ministry of Women's Affairs would contribute to "the transportation of women to (the level) of decision-making."

Sabria Jawhar: In Saudi Arabia, a Women's Ministry Might Be a Small Step Towards Women's Rights Sabria Jawhar 2010

For example, Asharq Al-Awsat reports that 72.6 percent of the Saudi female-registered businesses are conducted outside the home and 92 percent have employees on the payroll.

Sabria Jawhar: In Saudi Arabia, a Women's Ministry Might Be a Small Step Towards Women's Rights Sabria Jawhar 2010

The headline said it all in a lead article in the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat's media supplement Thursday.

Magda Abu-Fadil: Where Do Media Draw the Line on Ethics During Revolutions? Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

In yet another example, a December 9 statement published in the Saudi-owned Asharq al Awsat by the previously-unknown "Alawite League of Coordinating Committees" which claims to represent the Alawite community in Syria, "rejected any attempt to hold the Alawite sect responsible for the 'barbarism' of the al Assad regime."

Sharmine Narwani: Stratfor Challenges Narratives on Syria Sharmine Narwani 2011

Screen shot of Asharq Al-Awsat's lead media story on Gaddafi's bloody end

Magda Abu-Fadil: Where Do Media Draw the Line on Ethics During Revolutions? Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

The headline said it all in a lead article in the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat's media supplement Thursday.

Magda Abu-Fadil: Where Do Media Draw the Line on Ethics During Revolutions? Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

The prince owns a newspaper group that includes the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat and the business newspaper al-Eqtisadiah.

Saudi King Names Prince Salman Defense Minister Summer Said 2011