Access
Many of the sources on this page are freely available on the internet. Others require logging in
with your OU Net ID or 4x4 when accessing from off-campus.
with your OU Net ID or 4x4 when accessing from off-campus.
Middle East
- Asharq Al-Awsat (In English)Pan-Arab daily newspaper.
- BBC Monitoring, Middle EastTranslated news.
- Gulf News (In English)Covers Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, the region, and the World.
- Media LineNon-profit American news organization covering the Middle East.
- MEMRITranslations of Arabic, Farsi, Urdu-Pashtu, Dari, Turkish, Russian, and Chinese media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends.
- Middle East and North Africa: Global Perspectives (1958-1994; Readex/Newsbank)Translated journals, newspapers, scientific reports, radio and television broadcasts from 19 countries in North Africa and the Middle East covering cultural, economic and political developments within the regions. Built from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS).
- Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers (1870-2019; Eastview/CRL)Includes access to over 80 publications, including Jumhuriyah (الجمهورية, Egypt), Filastin (فلسطين, Palestine), Al Akhbar (الاخبار, Lebanon), Al Riadh (الرياض, Saudi Arabia), and Ad Dustour (الدستور, Jordan). Content is primarily in Arabic, but includes key titles in English and French.
- Mideast and Islamic Newspapers (Dates vary)A list of open access historical newspapers and periodicals.
Historical News Sources
See History: Primary Sources - Newspapers for historical news sources.
Multi-Country Sources
- BBC Monitoring (Proquest or Factiva)NOTE: Link goes to catalog. Choose region of interest.
Provides news and information based on round-the-clock monitoring of radio, TV, press, internet and news agency sources around the world. Reports are translated into English from more than 100 languages. - Economist Historical Archive (1843-2020; Gale)The Economist, a weekly publication providing timely reporting, concise commentary and comprehensive appraisal of global news, spanning centuries and continents.
- Ethnic Newswatch Complete (1959-present; Proquest)Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
- Factiva Academic Edition (~1970s-present; Dow Jones)U.S. and world newspapers and business and company information. NOTE: Some newspapers are not available in the academic version of Factiva.
- Financial Times Historical Archive (1888-2021; Gale)A key international business paper based in London, the Financial Times Historical Archive provides access to fully searchable digital reproductions of every issue from 1888-2021. Coverage includes critical financial and economic events, industry, energy, international politics, and more recently management, personal finance and the arts.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports (1941-1996)Full text of U.S. government translations of foreign broadcasts, publications, and government statements. FBIS was followed by the Open Source Center (OSC) in 2005 and was included in the database World News Connection, which the library does not have. The CIA discontinued public access to the OSC in 2013.
- Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports (1957-1995; Readex/Newsbank)U.S. government translations of foreign language materials from regions throughout the world. Includes monographs, reports, serials, journal and newspaper articles, and radio and television broadcasts.
- MasterFILE Complete (1922-present; Ebsco)Includes popular periodicals like Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report. To search those publications click here and add your keywords and specific time period.
- Newspaper MapCurrent and historical newspapers in various languages. Zoom into the region of your choice on the map or search by title, language or location.
- Newspaper Source Plus (~1980s-present; Ebsco)More than 500 U.S. newspapers and 600 international newspapers, as well as newswires, and radio and television transcripts.
- Newswires (Ebsco)Near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press on a continuous basis. Provides access to the last 30 days of articles in full-text.
- Project Syndicate"Produces and delivers original, high-quality commentaries to a global audience."