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Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Excerpts: Saudi reports Egyptian sentenced spying for Iran. US urges Americans to leave Gaza. Journalists should expose terrorism and radical groups August 24, 2016

Excerpts: Saudi reports Egyptian sentenced spying for Iran. US urges
Americans to leave Gaza. Journalists should expose terrorism and radical
groups August 24, 2016

+++SOURCE:Naharnet(Lebanon)24 Aug/’16:”Report:Saudi-Jailed Egyptian Sent
Secret Document to Iran’s Lebanon Embassy”, by Associated Press
SUBJECT:Saudi reports Egyptian sentenced spying for Iran

FULL TEXT:A Saudi newspaper is reporting that an Egyptian man has been
sentenced to six years in prison on charges of spying for Iran, attempting
to disturb public order, violating the kingdom's labor laws and
communicating with a sorcerer to bewitch his employer.

The Egyptian, who was unnamed in the Okaz report, was accused of acquiring a
secret military document that listed the movements and names of Saudi troops
and of emailing this document to the Iranian Embassy in Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia and Iran are regional rivals. The kingdom has long-accused Iran
of meddling in its affairs and trying to destabilize the region.

Okaz reported Tuesday[23 Aug] that the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh
sentenced the Egyptian national on Monday[22 Aug]. Few details were given
about the sorcery charges.

He has the right to appeal.


+++SOURCE:Naharnet (Lebanon)24Aug.’16:”U.S.Urges Americans to Leave Gaza ‘’as
Soon as Poossible”, by Agence France Presse
SUBJECT:US urges Americans to leave Gaza

EXCERPTS:The United States on Tuesday[23 Aug] reiterated its recommendation
that Americans in Gaza leave the territory controlled by Hamas, which
Washington calls a terrorist group, "as soon as possible."

The warning came after the Israeli army said it bombed dozens of targets in
Gaza from Sunday to Monday[21.22 Aug], in response to rocket fire from the
strip. Palestinian medical officials said four people were wounded.

Washington regularly updates warning notices to Americans traveling to and
living in countries around the world.

In the case of Gaza, the State Department warned against "all travel" to the
territory and "urges those present to depart as soon as possible when border
crossings are open."

It had issued a similar warning in December 2015.

Since January, 14 rockets fired from Gaza have hit Israeli territory, the
military said……


+++SOURCE:Jordan Times 24Aug.’16:”Journalists should expose terrorism,
radical groups — media experts”,By Mohammad Ghazal

SUBJECT: Journalists should expose terrorism and radical groups

FULL TEXT:AMMAN — Journalists in the Arab world need to be more courageous
in exposing terrorism and radical groups as well as those who stand behind
them, media experts said on Tuesday.[23 Aug]

During a session on media coverage of terrorism-related issues in the Arab
world, at the Jordan Festival for Arab Media in Amman, experts called for a
unified media strategy in the region.

Continued coordination is needed to counter the propaganda of terrorist
groups, whether through traditional or social media, participants said.

“More than 90 per cent of the content in Arab media outlets about local Arab
issues comes from international media outlets. This is a very serious issue.
Local media in the Arab world need to do more,” said Samira Ebrahim Bin
Rajab, Bahrain’s former minister of state for media affairs and personal
representative of King Hamad of Bahrain.

Media outlets in the Arab world should not be influenced by international
and Western media or blindly follow them, she said.

She urged journalists not to adopt Western terminology when describing Arabs
or Arab issues, criticising the use of “Islamic State” to describe a group
that has nothing to do with Islam, and the phrase “Greater Middle East”.

“Media outlets in the Arab world must change their approach to covering Arab
issues.”

Meanwhile, Col. Khader Al Khattab of the Public Security Department stressed
the role of the media during crises, and said the press must spread
constructive messages to the public.

Scholars, teachers and all stakeholders in society must unite to counter
radicalism, Khattab said.

“Reaching out to people via TVs, social media, radio, newspapers and all
available media outlets should be consistent, while using a smart method to
deliver a message to counter terrorists’ propaganda,” he added.

At the opening of the festival on Monday[22Aug], Deputy Prime Minister for
Economic Affairs Jawad Anani stressed that the event comes at a time of
intensified Arab and international efforts to counter terrorism and
extremism.

Media outlets play a pivotal role in fighting all types of extremism by
raising awareness and exposing terrorist groups and their schemes, said
Anani, who is also minister of industry, trade and supply.

The minister, who was deputizing for HRH Princess Rym Ali, reviewed Jordan’s
efforts on all fronts to counter terrorism, noting that media in the Arab
world should follow a clear vision to help efforts to combat extremism.

Anani added that training and empowerment of media professionals is needed
to uplift the profession.

Speaking at the opening, Jordan Media Commission (JMC) Director General
Amjad Qadi said the festival provides an opportunity for networking and the
exchange of expertise.

Several key issues are being discussed during the festival including
technological developments, drama in the Arab world and media under the
influence of politics in the Arab world, said Qadi.

Sponsored by the Arab League and organised by the JMC in cooperation with
the Jordan Artists Association and Jordan TV, the festival, which concludes
on Thursday[25 Aug.], has brought 700 media experts and artists to the
capital.
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Sue Lerner - Associate, IMRA

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