Controversies and criticisms Asharq Al-Awsat

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1 controversies , criticisms

1.1 debated reporting
1.2 banning of critical writers
1.3 censoring controversial stories
1.4 false reports





controversies , criticisms
debated reporting

ex-editor alhomayed criticised publishing series of vindictive articles state of qatar between 2004 , 2008, period witnessed disturbance in saudi/qatari official relations. highlight of phase when paper published 3 reports qatari prime minister sheikh hamad bin jassim al-thani s trip arab foreign ministers conference in beirut during lebanon conflict in august 2006. asharq al awsat claimed had held discussions israeli ministers en route conference, briefing them on arab position. when sheikh hamad denied allegations in first story, asharq al awsat printed second article, accusing him of lying. third piece, written alhomayed himself, repeated claims.


however, in july 2008, alhomayed stated allegations untrue , apologized @ high court in london embarrassment caused. in apology, newspaper published in print , web edition, alhomayed said sheikh hamad did not hold secret discussions israeli government en route beirut conference . sheikh hamad s solicitor, cameron doley, said: unequivocal victory. allegations of nature @ time have been damaging him , qatar. paper has accepted got wrong. client happy that—there never more in him getting admission. story confirmed in asharq al awsat s sister publication, arab news.


however, on occasion asharq al awsat accused of publishing false interview regarding football club portsmouth. following day guardian mentioned interview true.


banning of critical writers

critics of alhomayed claim bans asharq al awsat writers highly critical of saudi arabia or allies, although allegations never on solid ground except once mona eltahawy, wrote banned however, 1 stepped down. alhomayed responded eltahawy in both english , arabic version of asharq al awsat.


alhomayed believed have banned several other writers including managing director of al arabiya news channel , former editor in chief of asharq al awsat, abdulrahman al rashed. eltahawi notes, in majority of cases – writer left discover on own or banned rather receiving reason or justification alhomayed.


however, al-rashed s banning caused quite international stir in mid-september 2010 , alhomayed told afp newspaper never banned him—though nothing official reported matter until 16 september 2010 when paper quoted al-rashed saying voluntarily stopped writing them.


on 18 september 2010, al rashed returned writing in asharq al awsat.


censoring controversial stories

alhomayed s era witnessed major saudi-related stories being ignored or censored. example, under alhomayed asharq al awsat ignored story of saudi princess granted asylum in uk after facing death threats in country giving birth love-child of british citizen , trial of gay saudi prince murdered servant in 2010. openly criticized member of newspaper staff, manal lutfi khalil, spoke of how saudi paper intentionally ignored story on bbc arabic.


under alhomayed well, asharq alawsat ignored many sensitive stories relating saudi allies, such united arab emirates didn t report on infamous scandal of emirati sheikh issa bin zayed appeared torturing 1 of workers in home-video leaked media. 1 example of alhomayed s perceived bias towards arab allies shown when joined other arab newspaper columnists in labeling president barack obama lead contributor syria s ongoing crisis not accepting requests take military action in syria.


furthermore, alhomayed accused of having double standards not reporting freely own country having reporters wish other, 1 of examples hafiz al merazi, tv presenter al arabiya, used on live tv portray bias in saudi-owned media outlets, such asharq al awsat.


false reports

in 2016, asharq al-awsat issued report regarding arba een pilgrimage proven false, according agence france-presse. saudi-owned paper said according world health organization report unplanned pregnancies , [...] disease seen following arrival of scores of unregulated iranians take part in annual shia pilgrimage karbala. according article, 169 unmarried women had become pregnant iranian pilgrims.


un’s health agency rejected claim of issuance of such report who. slammed allegations of asharq al-awsat , condemned mentioning name in called unfounded news. according rana sidani, spokeswoman who, organization shocked asharq al-awsat s report. in tv interview, said consulting iraqi ministry of health on possible legal action against paper. haider al-abadi, iraqi prime minister, , several other leading shiite figures condemned asharq al-awsat s report , demanded apology .








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