Organisations

News & Information

For more information please take a look at the following websites:

CounterPunch

http://www.counterpuch.org/

Daily articles on news analysis and commentary.  Top-notch journalists and authors provide insight into current news stories.  A treasure chest of articles dating back to 1999. Well worth checking out!    

 

Daily Star (Lebanon)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/home3.asp

Full on-line newspaper on Lebanon and the Middle East.

 

Saqi Book Publishers

http://www.saqibooks.com

 Saqi prints quality academic and general interest books on the Middle East . Saqi publishes a wide range of titles including books on history, politics, arts, architecture, and gender issues. Recommended: Lebanon, Lebanon , a collection of writing and drawings from some of the world's leading authors and artists.  All proceeds will go to the children of Lebanon .

Arab Media Watch

http://www.arabmediawatch.com

As the only organisation of its kind in the UK, AMW has filled a vital niche in striving for objective British coverage of Arab issues, be they political, economic, cultural or social.   Our website is full of constantly updated, practical information.  We pride ourselves on our independence and credibility, as we are neither mouthpieces nor apologists for anyone. We stand by universal principles such as human rights and international law, regardless of victim or perpetrator. We believe there is nothing partial about supporting freedom, justice, democracy and equality for all peoples.

Information clearinghouse

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/

An independent media source, Information Clearinghouse presents articles that encourage intellectual self-reliance.  The website states that it does not contain the "truth," as the truth is a combination of all information and all facts relating to a topic. The website quotes Lebanon’s own Kahlil Gibran: Say not, "I have found the truth," but rather, "I have found a truth." Truth is indefinable; information is unlimited.  Each citizen has a civic responsibility to inform himself and share that information with others.

 

 

Electronic lebanon

http://www.electronicintifada.net/lebanon/

The Electronic Intifada (EI) is a not-for-profit, independent publication committed to comprehensive public education on the question of Palestine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the economic, political, legal, and human dimensions of Israel's 40-year occupation of Palestinian territories.  Electronic Lebanon, a project from the Electronic Intifada, offers commentary, analysis, human rights and development information, and voices from on the ground in Lebanon.

Conflicts Forum

http://conflictsforum.org

Since 2004, Conflicts Forum’s directors, Alastair Crooke and Mark Perry, have been offering news, events and publications with this aim: to engage and listen to Islamists, while challenging Western misconceptions and misrepresentations of the region’s leading agents of change.  Conflict Forum promotes a balanced understanding of political events in the Middle East.

 

Countercurrents

www.countercurrents.org

Countercurrents is an alternative news site, aiming to bring out what the mainstream media fails to tell you, or hides from you. Countercurrents.org states that it “stands for peace and justice. Our sympathies are with all those who are engaged in struggles for economic, political, social, cultural, gender, environmental justice. Our aim is to strengthen all these movements. Our conviction is that the driving force of social change is these small counter movements and struggles.”

Eastern Mediterranean for Studies and Information

http://www.empressoffice.com/en/

Eastern Mediterranean for Studies and Information is a centre studying Middle East issues, specialising in the latest strategic developments of the struggle in Palestine.  The centre provides news and analyses of developments in Occupied Palestine and beyond.  The centre offers political symposiums for further study of these issues.  Available in both English and Arabic.

Al Arab Online

http://english.alarabonline.org

Full online daily newspaper covering news of the Arab world.  Published in London, Al Arab Online is available in Arabic and English, and features sections by country, including Lebanon.

Axis of Logic

http://axisoflogic.com

Axis of Logic is committed to publishing and disseminating news and information that contributes to a comprehensive understanding of current events and history.  Its purpose is to promote peace, equality and human rights throughout the world.  Its editorial choices have no hidden agenda and are not attached to any particular ideology or political organization.  The website is accessible by country (Lebanon here), by topic, by author, and by date.  Not all politics, Axis of Logic also offers sections on art, culture, science, and more.  It is an indispensable resource for finding clarity in the 21^st century mediaplex.

Common Ground News Service

http://www.commongroundnews.org

The Common Ground News Service (CGNews) seeks to promote mutual understanding and offer hope, opportunities for dialogue and constructive suggestions that facilitate peaceful resolution of conflict. It publishes and promotes articles by local and international experts on current Middle East issues and the relationship between the West and Arab and Muslim communities. The service is a non-profit initiative of Search for Common Ground, an international non-governmental organization (NGO), headquartered in Washington and Brussels, whose mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict - away from adversarial confrontation towards cooperative solutions.

Better World Links

http://www.betterworldlinks.org

Better World Links is an ideal tool for everyone concerned with the issues listed below, facilitating optimal use of the data jungle of the internet.  There are over 30,000 well organized links (internet addresses) in English on the following global topics: Peace, Human Rights, Environment, One World, Social Justice, Sustainability, Conflict Regions, Military, Culture, Health, Women, Men, Youth, Education, Religion, Economics, Globalization, Politics, Media and many more issues affecting our future. Up-to-date, balanced, hand-picked, free of charge and free of advertising.

Redress Information & Analysis

http://www.redress.cc

Redress Information & Analysis is dedicated to exposing injustice, disinformation and bigotry and to providing thought-provoking interpretations of current affairs. An excellent variety of articles tackling issues in the Middle East and around the globe.

Mideastwire.com

http://www.mideastwire.com

Mideastwire.com is an Internet-based news service that covers news from all 22 Arab countries, Iran, and the Arab media Diaspora generally. It offers a daily email newsletter of concise, translated briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces appearing in the media and thus plays a critical role in addressing at least one element of a global disconnect that continues to threaten a wide spectrum of socio-political and economic relationships.

Although we will recommend you to look at the websites mentioned above we can not take any responsibility for external sites.

LebWeb.com

http://www.lebweb.com

LebWeb.com is a premier Lebanese directory with categorized links to Lebanese sites, updates, resources and more.   LebWeb.com offers user-friendly categories so that the reader can research Lebanon on dozens of topics.  From the economy to the weather, from art to recreation, LebWeb.com guides the reader through a comprehensive array of information.

Intervention and Exploitation: US and UK Government International Actions Since 1945

 

http://www.us-uk-interventions.org/index.html

This web site gives the chronologies, from approximately 1945 onwards, of countries in which the US and UK governments have intervened, since 1945. With detailed global coverage, there is a well done section dedicated to Lebanon.  Very well documented information so that the reader can “examine the information, check its authenticity, weigh it against opposing evidence and draw your own conclusions.”

Qifa Nabki Blog

http://qifanabki.com/

Not your everyday blog, this fine collection of writings caters to intellectual debate on the current Lebanese political scene.  All viewpoints are considered with keen professional analyses.  But no stuffy erudition here—just solid intelligent discussion with a good natured grin.  Qifa Nabki is written by Elias Muhanna, a PhD student in Near Eastern Studies based in Beirut. He started this blog as a form of therapy while writing his dissertation.  Elias has written for The National, Foreign Policy, Bidoun, and Transition. He can be reached at qifablog@gmail.com, or on Twitter. 

 

The Middle East Monitor

http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk

The Middle East Monitor (MEMO) is an independent media research institution founded in the United Kingdom to foster a fair and accurate coverage in the Western media of Middle Eastern issues and in particular the Palestine Question.  MEMO provides up-to-date reporting and carefully reasoned commentaries rooted in factual evidence. It features journalistic and scholarly debate from professionals operating at the cutting edge of their field.  To explore more news and analysis, visit http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk.

 

Housmans Radical Bookshop

www.housmans.com

Based in London for over fifty years, Housmans has consistently promoted ideas of peace, human rights and a more equitable economy by which future wars, and all their inherent suffering, might be avoided.  Housmans, in conjunction with Gardners Books, has now launched its own online bookshop, providing an alternative and independent source for books and products.  This convenient and international source allows you to “support the shop that supports your campaigns.”

Goldstone Facts

www.goldstonefacts.org 

A website containing videos dramatising various sections of the Goldstone Report as well as links to a number of important articles and analyses relating to it.  In 2009 the U.N. Fact-Finding Mission led by Justice Richard Goldstone released its report (executive summary can be found here) on the Israeli invasion of Gaza. The report concluded that there exists strong evidence indicating the 22-day war saw serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.   The aim of the www.goldstonefacts.org  project is to make more accessible the report’s salient findings and conclusions and to support the struggle of the Palestinian people.  An excellent resource tool.