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A Houthi stands guard in front of a damaged building. AP
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, September 9, 2013 (REUTERS/Michael Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin)
Russia continues media crackdown on Ukraine crisis
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The editor of a leading Russian leading news website, Lenta.ru was fired on Wednesday and replaced by a Kremlin-friendly successor, the latest incident in a series of Russian media crackdowns taking place against the backdrop of the ongoing...Caption:
A combo shows an undated file picture obtained on February 29, 2012 of El Mundo daily newspaper correspondent Javier Espinosa (L) and a family handout image dated August 9, 2011 of Spanish freelance photographer Ricardo Garcia Vilanova, distributed on December 10, 2013 in Beirut. (AFP PHOTO/ EL MUNDO /FAMILY HANDOUT)
Families of 2 Spanish journalists detained in Syria plea for their release
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported on Tuesday that one of its journalists, Javier Espinosa Robles, and freelance photographer Ricardo García Vilanova had been kidnapped by members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on September 16....Caption:
In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 photo, Supporters of Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi burn a poster with a photo of Bassem Youssef, the man known as Egypts Jon Stewart, and Arabic that reads, “not Egypt, you are degrading to the media, fifth column,” during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)
Press Watchdog slams Bassem Youssef suspension
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed its concern for freedom of information in Egypt, citing a “campaign of repression” against the country’s media. In a press release issued on Tuesday the watchdog stated...Caption:
AFP reporter Sammy Ketz, hits the ground as a Syrian soldier runs past during sniper fire in the ancient Christian Syrian town of Maalula, on September 18, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO)