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Middle East
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Asharq Al-Awsat (In English)Pan-Arab daily newspaper.
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BBC Monitoring, Middle EastTranslated news.
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Gulf News (In English)Covers Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, the region, and the World.
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Media LineNon-profit American news organization covering the Middle East.
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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.
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Middle Eastern and North African Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1870-2019
This collection provides insight into the history of individual countries, as well as broad viewpoints on key historic events. Key topics include the decline of colonialism, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Suez Crisis, the Cold War, the rise of the petroleum industry, the establishment of the state of Israel, the Iran-Iraq War, and the Arab Spring. Content is predominantly in Arabic, but includes key titles in English and French. 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).
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Middle East and North Africa: Global Perspectives, 1958-1994 This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1958-1994
Digital archive spanning 19 countries and four decades covering cultural, economic, and political developments within the regions.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Mideast and Islamic Newspapers (Dates vary)A list of open access historical newspapers and periodicals.
Multi-Country Sources
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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.
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Economist (current) This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1992-present
Provides selective full text access to current content from The Economist, a premier weekly publication providing timely reporting, concise commentary, and comprehensive appraisal of global news, spanning centuries and continents.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Economist Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1843-2020
Provides full text access to over 150 years of The Economist, a premier weekly publication providing timely reporting, concise commentary, and comprehensive appraisal of global news, spanning centuries and continents.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Ethnic NewsWatch Complete This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1959-present
Ethnic NewsWatch provides access to full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. Subject coverage includes culture, religion, independent press, and ethnic studies. The database also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Factiva This link opens in a new window
Provides access to business and news archives, historical market data, interactive charting, financial statements, and company reports.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Financial Times This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1996-one month ago
The Financial Times is a daily newspaper, based in London, that focuses on business and economic current affairs.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Financial Times Historical Archive 1888-2021 This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1888-2021
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.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports This link opens in a new windowFull 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.
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Foreign Relations of the United States (1861-1988; HeinOnline)Official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The volumes published over the last two decades increasingly contain declassified records from all the foreign affairs agencies. Also available from the Department of State here.
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Joint Publications Research Service This link opens in a new windowFull text of English translations of foreign language materials from regions throughout the world. Includes monographs, reports, serials, journal and newspaper articles, and radio and television broadcasts. JPRS merged with FBIS (above) in 1995.
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MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new windowIncludes 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.
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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.
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Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Provides full text to over 500 U.S. newspapers and over 600 international newspapers. Real time news updates are also available through newswires such as CNN Newswire, PR Newswire, and CNN. This database also provides access to over 1.6 million radio and television transcripts.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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Project Syndicate"Produces and delivers original, high-quality commentaries to a global audience."