Middle Eastern & North African Newspapers

The Middle Eastern & North African Newspapers collection includes publications from across this dynamic region, providing unique insights into the history of individual countries, as well as broad viewpoints on key historic events from the late nineteenth century through the present. Key topics include the decline of colonialism, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Suez Crisis, the Cold War, the rise of the petroleum industry, twentieth-century pan-Arab movements, both World Wars, the establishment of the state of Israel, the Iran-Iraq War, and the recent Arab Spring. Content in the Middle Eastern & North African Newspapers collection is predominantly in Arabic, but also includes key titles in English and French. The following newspaper titles, plus more, are included: Al-Iqbal (from Lebanon, in Arabic); Tangier Gazette (from Morocco, in English and French); and La Vérité (from Algeria, in French and Arabic). This is Open Access resource made available by East View and the Center for Research Libraries.

Please note that in spite of this collection being Open Access and these titles being included, there is no access to the following titles as an Institutional Purchase is required for access:

• al-Akhbār (الأخبار), Lebanon;
• al-Dustūr (الدستور), Jordan;
• al-Jumhūrīyah (الجمهورية), Egypt;
• al-Riyāḍ (الرياض), Saudi Arabia;
•  Filasṭīn (فلسطين), Israel (Palestine);