Arab Spring/External Links

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Arab media

Arab News - English language daily newspaper covering local and regional news.

Al Jazeera

Syrian Arab News Agency] Syria's government-controlled press.

Libya TV Libya's independent television station.

Morocco Times A Moroccan English-speaking protest blog by Zakaria Rmidi, a freelance journalist (Twitter entry)

Official websites

Arab World Initiative A World Bank Group partnership with the countries of the Arab world designed to foster effective cooperation and collaboration.

Algerian Government portal

The Arab League The informal name of the League of Arab States - an association of mainly Arab-speaking countries that aims to coordinate their policies, and promote their common interests.

The African Union An association of about 30 African member states

Economic Research Forum A regional network sponsoring economic research for the Arab countries and Iran and Turkey.

Gulf Cooperation Council An association of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait.

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation an association of 57 states, created to defend Muslim interests.

The Tunisian Government Portal - website of the provisional Tunisian Government.

Egypt's Government Services Website

The Libyan Interim National Council – Official Website

The Moslem Brotherhood - official English website

The Syrian Revolution - the website of the Syrian revolutionaries.

Human Rights organisations

United Nations Middle East and North Africa human rights website

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights