by Vivian Haddad | May 12, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Beirut – The Middle East Social Media Festival concluded its third version this year in Beirut on the 10th and 11th of May. During the festival the Lebanese capital saw one of the most important activities through lectures and workshops that highlighted the...
by Diana Moukalled | Dec 25, 2013 | Opinion
The Tunisian presidency did not hold up for long. Only weeks after publishing the “black book,” a list of journalists and media organizations who were complicit in supporting former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and his regime, the current presidency announced it...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2013 | World
Russia, AP—A Russian court on Friday released opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. The release came after a surprise request by prosecutors, who said that because...
by Alex Edwards | Feb 28, 2013 | Media
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A UK-based blogger is playing a surprisingly large role in shaping the world’s coverage of the conflict in Syria, though physically far removed from the conflict and viewing it primarily through YouTube videos. Eliot Higgins, who maintains the...
