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November 11, 2005

The Casablanca-based Centre for Media Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa (CMF MENA), an IREX grantee, has published a report "The Right of Access to Information in Morocco."

October 25, 2005
After a bombing, NINA operations continued

Behind the blast walls and checkpoints that carve through Baghdad, above a street lined with long-shuttered international airline offices and dusty antiquarians, an independent Iraqi news agency has come to life.

October 10, 2005

IREX ventured to Yemen as part of its broader community development activities to examine the needs, obstacles and accomplishments of local programs addressing women’s participation in political, social and economic development.

September 30, 2005

Corruption in Nigeria is crippling and damaging the country’s fragile democracy. Money has been a key tool in distorting the political process and governance of this African nation of over 150 million citizens.

May 24, 2005

A producer from the Aljazeera Arabic news satellite channel debates with a young Afghan journalist about reporting in conflict environments.

December 9, 2004
by Michael Clarke
Conference participants

IREX recently organized and hosted a State Department Middle East Partnership Initiative and USAID-funded workshop, “Strategies for Sustainable Media Development for the Middle East and North Africa,” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

July 21, 2004
Jamsa Masjid (Friday Mosque) Lahore, Pakistan

IREX today announced Dr. Matthew Nelson as the 2004 recipient of the John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts Fellowship.

February 5, 2004

 As part of IREX’s expanding Middle East and North Africa (MENA) programming, IREX is pleased to announce the 2004 John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts Fellowship Program.