IPS sees reporting to and from the Middle East & North of Africa as one key contribution to bridging the divide between media organizations perceived as “Western” and those perceived as “Arab”. In this respect, IPS is strongly committed to helping reverse the current negative trend that is leading to increased mutual mistrust and fear between the “West” and Arab and Muslim countries.

While planning to set up its Middle East Regional Centre, IPS has restructured its service in Arabic language, which features stories selected from the IPS news service. from all regions and currently reaches around 3,000 subscribers and direct recipients in the Arab countries.

Since it was re-launched, in January 2007, the IPS Arabic service has achieved a notable penetration in Arab media. An average of 150 publications per month have been tracked, in media representing a wide variety of political trends, usually critical of the current lack of democratic processes.

During the period 2009-2010, IPS Arabic service has witnessed a strong increase in the number of Arab media publishing IPS stories in Arabic, with around 50 more national, regional and online media.

In addition to a large number of regional media and civil society publications as well as Arab media disseminating from the United Sates, The United Kingdom, Turkey, Iran, Canada and Denmark, key regular users include:

 

ALGERIA:

1 – Algerian State Radio and Television Corp.

2 – El Khabar Daily

3 – Popular Front

 

BAHRAIN:

4 – Al Wasat Daily

 

EGYPT:

5 – Al Masry Al Youm

6 – Masryioun

7 – Daily Al Watan, Egyptian Greens

8 – El Bashayer Daily Online

9 – Nasserists Party publications

10 – Egyptian Labour Party publications

11 – Al Kefah Daily Online

12 – El Dostor

13 – Nubian Forum

14 – Nuba Times News Network

15 – Sons of Egypt News Network

 

IRAN

16 – Iran Broadcasting Corp, Arabic service

17 – Al Kawthar TV

18 – Magiran

 

IRAQ

19 – Dar Babel

20 – Babil Daily

21 – Attariq Online Daily

22 – Shabab Al Iraq Daily Newspaper

23 – Akhbar

24 – Rabita

25 – Al Mada Daily

26 – Ankawa

27 – Iraqi independent online

28 – Iraq for All news agency

29 – Buthra news agency

30 – Yanabee Al Iraq

31 – Voice of Kurdistan (official news agency)

32 – Kurd Academics

33 – IRAKNA News Network

34 – Holy Family Forum

35 – Green Iraq Netwok

36 – Voice of Kurdistan (official news agency)

37 – Kurd Academics

38 – IRAKNA News Network

39 – Holy Family Forum

40 – Green Iraq Network

41 – Alqumaa

42 – Iraqi Centre For the Development of Citizenship And Democracy

43 – Dhi Qar

44 – Voice of Iraqi Resistance

 

JORDAN (less regular users)

45 – Sahafi Daily

46 – Hitteen News

47 – Mouab News Agency

48 – Al Siasi

 

KUWAIT

49 – Al Qabas Daily

50 – Green Line

 

LEBANON:

51 – Assafir Daily

52 – Annahar online daily

53 – Daily Star (in English)

54 – Al Akhbar Daily

55 – Khabar Online

56 – Al-Binaa

 

LIBYA:

57 – Libyan Forum

58 – Al Talyaa, Libyan National Movement

59 – Horiyat Libya – Freedom Dialogue

 

MAURITANIA:

60 – Al Mashed

61 – Arab and World Political Scenario

62 – Mauritania News, independent news agency

 

MOROCCO:

63 – Attajdid Daily

64 – Al Alam Daily

65 – Maghribouna

66 – Atlas El Maghrib

67 – Association Democratique Des Femmes Du Maroc

68 – RNA Agency

69 – Hespress Daily

70 – Ensemble pour l’égalité et la dignité

 

OMAN:

71 – AL WATAN – Voice of Oman

 

PALESTINE:

72 – Al-Almya

73 – Fatah online

74 – Al-Mokhtsar Daily

75 – Here Palestinian

76 – Ajras El–Awdah

77 – Arabs

78 – News Network

79 – Palestine Dialogue Network

 

PAKISTAN:

80 – South Asian

 

QATAR:

81 – Al-Jazeera

 

SAUDI ARABIA:

82 – Alyaum e-daily

83 – Hewarat for Development

84 – KS University

85 – Seha-Ministry of Environment

86 – National Committee for Childhood

87 – Ryad General Department for Environmental Health

88 – Al Shoalh Newspaper

89 – Al Iqtisad

90 – Hawamer

91 – Islam Daily

 

SUDAN:

92 – Sudanese Online

93 – Sudan Nile

94 – Al NILIN Forum

95 – SudanJem (Justice & Equality Movement)

 

SYRIA:

96 – Al Thawra

97 – Syrian Women Observatory

98 – Al Jaml

99 – Kassioun (Syrian Communists)

100 – Ittihad (Syrian Socialists)

101- Syria Business

102 – All For Syria

103 – Al Saskilbieh

104 – Aleppous

105 – Assyrians

106 – Barasy Centre for Juridical Studies

107 – Media Centre Of The Kurdish Yekiti Party

108 – Mothers Without Frontiers

109 – Syrian Volunteers

110 – Al Mada Daily

111 – Nabd Daily

112 – Panorama Souria

113 – Inbaa News

114 – Nabd Souria

115 – Kurdish Yekiti Party in Syria

116 – Albaath Media

117 – For A Civil Society In Syria

 

TUNISIA:

118 – Tunis News Network

119 – Patriotic and Democratic Labour Party

120 – Tunis News

121 – Turess Press Agency

 

TURKEY:

122 – Dunya Bizim (World News)

123 – Akhbar Al Alam

124 – World News Bulletin

125 – Al Marefa

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES:

126 – Al Alam

127 – Emirates Today

128 – Emirates Economy Forum

129 – Wasat Daily

 

REGIONAL:

130 – NEWSTIN (Works in 9 Languages)

131 – The Arab Network For Human Rights Information

132 – Al Arab, UK

133 – Islam Online

134 – Al Mahdy

135 – The Islamic News Agency

136 – Islamic News

137 – Iman Way

138 – Arab Atheists Network

139 – Arab Seculars Network

140 – Arab News Canada

141 – Church News

142 – Arab Union for Electronic Information

143 – Rabita News Agency

144 – Habitat International Coalition, Housing and Land Rights Network

145 – Scientific and Cultural Forum

146 – Centre for Right To Live – Against Death Penalty

147 – Al Mokhtasar News Online

148 – Al Shrooq Cultural Forum

149 – World Nubian Forum

150 – Al-Jazeera

151 – Women’s E-News

152 – Women Gate

153 – Arab Women and Political Participation

154 – Arab Sky

155 – Secular Arab Network

156 – ArabNews

157 – ICAWS, International Centre for American and Western Studies

158 – Arab News Network – Online Daily Newspaper

159 – Al Almwsoaa (The Encyclopaedia)

160 – Mouab News Agency

161 – Al Sahah News Network

162 – Arab Volunteering World

163 – Al Hiwar Aldemocraty

164 – Arabian Business.

United States: The Arab Times (largest Arab-American e-newspaper in the U.S.); Arab Voice Weekly; Al-Arab News; The Nation Press

Canada: Al Bilad Network

Denmark: Iraker

 

Specialized media:

Gender Media:

Women’s E-News; Syrian Women Observatory; Women Gate; Mothers Without Borders; AMAN, Arab Women and Political Participation; Amanjordan-International Institute For Women Solidarity; Syrian Women; Business Women Service

 

Studies and Research:

The Arab Orient Centre for Civilizations and Strategic Studies (U.K.); Centre d’Etude Euro-Arabe; The Gulf & Middle East Association For Civil Society; Ahwaz Studies Centre

 

Human Rights:

Justice & Freedom; International Bureau for Humanitarian NGOs;Arab Volunteers; Sahara Info; The Arab Network For Human Rights Information

 

Regional Media:

Al-Almya News Network; Secular Arab Network; Ahewar; ArabNews;The Islamic News Agency; Al Mahdy; Islamic News; Al Maktabah; Islam Online; AhrarSar.com;ArabNet5; Church News; Maghreb Mashrek Civil Society Portal; Alhawza Net; Jesus Lovers Forum; Jesus Friends Forum; Sawtak Online; International Islamic News Agency; Elaph News Network; Al Mutawasset online; Arab Commission For Human Rights, Ammon News, The International Catholic Union of the Press – Lebanon (UCIP-Lebanon), The Arab Council for Childhood and Development, Ansani, Guide to Arab Media, Worldwide Islamic Network Of Women, Voice of South Arabian (SBR) Media and Studies Centre, Al Ghad News

 

In addition to the Arabic service, IPS has an established reporting network in Arab and other Middle Eastern countries. So far, coverage comes mostly from Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, Israel, and Iran.

IPS is planning to expand operations in the Middle East and North Africa through the establishment of a Regional Centre. The Centre will allow IPS to gain a stronger presence, increase coverage in conflict and reconstruction areas and foster stronger cooperation with local media and organisations. The eventual goal is to source news in Arabic. This plan is in keeping with the existing decentralised and autonomous IPS regional structure.

- Moreover, IPS is engaged in forging partnerships and other forms of cooperation with local media outlets, such as the Al Jazeera network (with which IPS has reached a Partnership Agreement), and local civil society organisations. A special focus has been put on NGO Regional Networks such as Al-Shabaka, The Arab Youth Office, Arab NGO Network for Development, and The Arab Network for Environment and Development, among others.