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Kingdom Holding Company ed il principe al-Walid bin Talal Bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz
L’Emiro Al-Walīd bin Ṭalāl bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd (arabo: الوليد بن طلال بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, al-Walīd bin Ṭalāl bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd; 7 marzo 1955) è un imprenditore multimiliardario saudita. Più conosciuto con il nome di Principe Al-Waleed (la doppia “e” è la semplice trascrizione inglese della “i”, fatto che sovente [...]
Arabia Saudita, Afghano condannato a morte per narcotraffico
Un afghano, condannato a morte per traffico di droga, è stato decapitato oggi nella città santa di La Mecca, nell’ovest dell’Arabia Saudita. Lo ha annunciato oggi il ministero dell’Interno saudita. Mohammed Omar Khan è stato arrestato mentre riceveva “una grossa quantità di hashish” destinata a essere messa sul mercato, ha precisato il ministero in un [...]
Russia – Independent regional TV station hounded, might have to close
Reporters Without Borders condemns a six-week-old campaign of harassment of Puls TV, an independent television station based in the southwestern city of Azov, which could force it to close for good. “We are very worried for Puls TV’s future and we fear it could set a precedent that endangers the freedom of independent media in this region,” Reporters Without Borders said. “This case is typical of the methods used in many regions to silence media that stray from the official line. We call for (…)
Syria \ The arab revolt \ Turkey \ Une - Moyen Orient - 2
Syria – Two Turkish journalists and Syrian assistants kidnapped in northwestern Syria
Read in Turkish / Türkçe Reporters Without Borders is very worried about the fate of two Turkish journalists, Adem Özköse, a reporter for the magazine Gerçek Hayat and the daily Milat, and cameraman Hamit Coşkun, who went missing near the northwestern city of Idlib five days ago. According to the information obtained by Reporters Without Borders, the two journalists and the Syrians who were accompanying them were abducted by Shabiha militiamen in the pay of the Assad governmentat at a (…)
Turkey \ Une - Europe - 1 \ Une - Générale - 2
Turkey – Four journalists released but fight goes on for dozens still held
Reporters Without Borders warmly welcomes the release on bail of the investigative journalists Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener and the OdaTV news website columnists Muhammet Sait Cakir and Coskun Musluk. However, their release should not hide the fact that dozens more media workers are still held. “Naturally, our thoughts are with those journalists and their friends and families, who can finally see an end to their absurd nightmare after more than a year,” the press freedom organization said. (…)
Syria \ The arab revolt \ Une - Moyen Orient - 1
Syria – Authorities threaten foreign media, continue to arrest Syrian journalists and bloggers
The information ministry has threatened Arab and foreign media that are “illegally” in Syria, while Syrian journalists and bloggers continue to be arrested. In a 9 March communiqué, the information ministry threatened to take measures against Arab and foreign journalists who have entered the country “illegally” and against anyone cooperating with them. The minister accused the foreign media of complicity with the “terrorists” and, by covering their activities” of “justifying their crimes.” He (…)
