Media of Yemen
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Yemen
's Ministry of Information influences the media through its control of printing press
es, granting of newspaper subsidies, and ownership of the country’s only television
and radio
stations. Yemen has nine government-controlled, 50 independent, and 30 party-affiliated newspapers. There are approximately 90 magazines, 50 percent of which are private, 30 percent government-controlled, and 20 percent party-affiliated. The government controls the content of news broadcasts and edits coverage of televised parliamentary debates.
Yemen's government usually monitors and blocks political and sexually explicit Web sites. By law and regulation, newspapers and magazines must be government-licensed, and their content is restricted. There have been reports of journalists being physically attacked, as well as arrested and detained.. The government gives reasons that such detained journalists are "opposing the law and calling for destruction of infrastructure" and supports some examples as in Sa'dah conflict, and retaliations against unity
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The official national news agency is the Saba News Agency
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s, almost owned by the government. These channels are:
In addition, there are more than 10 radio channels most of them broadcasting
in the medium waves, except for San'a radio channel that also broadcasts in the short waves, and locally the FM
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Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
's Ministry of Information influences the media through its control of printing press
Printing press
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium , thereby transferring the ink...
es, granting of newspaper subsidies, and ownership of the country’s only television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
stations. Yemen has nine government-controlled, 50 independent, and 30 party-affiliated newspapers. There are approximately 90 magazines, 50 percent of which are private, 30 percent government-controlled, and 20 percent party-affiliated. The government controls the content of news broadcasts and edits coverage of televised parliamentary debates.
Yemen's government usually monitors and blocks political and sexually explicit Web sites. By law and regulation, newspapers and magazines must be government-licensed, and their content is restricted. There have been reports of journalists being physically attacked, as well as arrested and detained.. The government gives reasons that such detained journalists are "opposing the law and calling for destruction of infrastructure" and supports some examples as in Sa'dah conflict, and retaliations against unity
1994 civil war in Yemen
The May–July 1994 civil war in Yemen was waged between the armed forces of the former Northern and Southern Yemeni states and their supporters...
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The official national news agency is the Saba News Agency
Saba News Agency
The Saba News Agency also known as the Yemen News Agency, is the official state news agency of Yemen. It was founded on 16 November 1970 and is headquartered in the capital Sana'a....
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Newspapers and magazines
There are over 20 licensed newspapers and magazines in Yemen among them are in the following table.| Newspaper/Magazine | Type | Language | Headquarter | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ayyam http://www.al-ayyam.info/ | Independent daily | Arabic | Aden Aden Aden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a... |
Locally blocked* |
| Al-Sahwa http://www.alsahwa-yemen.net/ | Islamist weekly | Arabic/English | Aden | online |
| Al-Thawra http://www.althawranews.net/ | Government-owned | Arabic | Sana'a Sana'a -Districts:*Al Wahdah District*As Sabain District*Assafi'yah District*At Tahrir District*Ath'thaorah District*Az'zal District*Bani Al Harith District*Ma'ain District*Old City District*Shu'aub District-Old City:... |
online |
| Yemen Observer Yemen Observer The Yemen Observer is an English-language, triweekly newspaper published in the Republic of Yemen. It was founded in 1996 by Faris Sanabani, aide and press secretary of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Its editors include Editor-in-Chief, Mohammed al-Kibsi... http://www.yobserver.com/ |
Independent | English/Arabic | Sana'a | online |
| Yemen Post http://www.yemenpost.net/ | Independent online news portal | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Sana'a | online |
| Yemen Times Yemen Times The Yemen Times is unified Yemen's first and most widely-read independent English-language newspaper. The paper is published twice-weekly and has its own printing press, advertising associates and news service.... http://www.yementimes.com/ |
Independent weekly | English | Sanaa | online |
| Al-Motamar http://www.almotamar.net/en/ | Government-owned | Arabic/English | Sana'a | online |
| Al-Thawri (Al-Eshteraki)http://www.aleshteraki.net/ | Weekly Socialist Party | Arabic | Aden | online |
| Fourteenth October http://www.14october.com/ | Government-owned | English/Arabic | Aden | online |
| Telecoms & IT magazine http://www.titmag.net.ye/ | Government-owned | Arabic | Sana'a | online |
- Note: the '*' indicates that this newspaper or its website has been blocked by the government, usually due to recent unstable situations.
Television and radio
Yemen has around 5 television channelTelevision channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
s, almost owned by the government. These channels are:
- Yemen television channel: The 1st official channel started broadcasting in 1975 in North YemenNorth YemenNorth Yemen is a term currently used to designate the Yemen Arab Republic , its predecessor, the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen , and their predecessors that exercised sovereignty over the territory that is now the north-western part of the state of Yemen in southern Arabia.Neither state ever...
as local media, joined other Arab channels via INTELSATIntelsatIntelsat, Ltd. is a communications satellite services provider.Originally formed as International Telecommunications Satellite Organization , it was—from 1964 to 2001—an intergovernmental consortium owning and managing a constellation of communications satellites providing international broadcast...
-59 in 1995 and later NilesatNilesatNilesat is an Egyptian company, and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated ground control station and uplinking facilities...
. - Yamania television channel: This channel was founded in 1980 in the South of Yemen as "Aden channel" and was renamed after the unity of Yemen.
- Al-Saeeda television channel: New television channel opened in 2007 and is broadcasting via NilesatNilesatNilesat is an Egyptian company, and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated ground control station and uplinking facilities...
. - Soheil television channel: This channel started its test programs in July 2009 on NilesatNilesatNilesat is an Egyptian company, and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated ground control station and uplinking facilities...
. - Al-Iman television channel: Islamic dedicated channel opened recently in 2008 as a moderate channel against radicalismExtremismExtremism is any ideology or political act far outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards...
and terrorTerrorismTerrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
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In addition, there are more than 10 radio channels most of them broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
in the medium waves, except for San'a radio channel that also broadcasts in the short waves, and locally the FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
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