Tag: Middle East
John Minto: The truth behind the lies being told about Palestine
ANALYSIS: By John Minto
Tēna koutou, tēna koutou, tēna tātau katoa
The topic of this talk is about the lies told about Palestine by the pro-Israeli...
200 protest in Auckland as NZ rallies target illegal Israeli land...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
About 200 people protested in Auckland as demonstrations took place in at least nine New Zealand cities and towns today against...
Fiji government tries to allay covid concerns as 160 troops return
By RNZ Pacific
Fiji's health minister is trying to allay concerns about the health of more than 160 soldiers who returned from the Middle East...
Scrap workers deal with Saudi Arabia following execution, says Jakarta NGO
By Dian Septiari in Jakarta
The Migrant CARE advocacy group has called on Indonesia's Manpower Ministry to cancel a recent agreement with Saudi Arabia to...
Rights chief tells Arab dictatorships ‘examine yourselves’ in Gulf blockade
By Dr Joseph M Fernandez in Doha, Qatar
A leading international human rights organisation has called on countries in the Gulf region to pay heed...
Autocracy strikes back: Media freedom under siege in Arabia
ANALYSIS: By Dr Tarek Cherkaoui
Diplomatic quarrels in the Arabian Peninsula have a long history, and small Gulf States, such as Qatar, align themselves with...
Arab Spring opened some media freedoms in spite of the overall...
By Pacific Media Watch
The Arab Spring opened the door to some greater freedoms in Middle East news media and some social change in spite...
