The ISL has recently acquired a new online resource, Mideastwire.com. Established in 2005 and based in Beirut, the database covers the 22 Arab countries’ newspapers (around 50 publications) by providing translations of important and noteworthy articles. The archives only go back to 2005 but it is a highly valuable addition for students and researchers of current and contemporary events.

For further information and comparison with some other news resources on the Middle East have a read through Brian Whitaker’s 2005 article in The Guardian.

Mideastwire.com (need McGill log-in.)

Islamic and Middle East Studies Subject Guide (in the newspaper section).