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The '''Middle East Eye''' (''MEE'') is an online news portal covering events in the Middle East. According to its official website, the MEE is an "independently funded online news organization that was founded in February 2014". It aims to be the primary portal of Middle East news, and describes its target audience as "all those communities of readers living in and around the region that care deeply for its fate".<ref> ''Middle East Eye''. Retrieved 23 September 2014.</ref> The ''MEE'' is edited by David Hearst, the former chief foreign leader writer for the British daily '']''.<ref>David Hearst. ''Middle East Eye''. Retrieved 23 September 2014.</ref> The ''MEE'' is wholly owned by Middle East Eye Ltd, a UK company that was incorporated in October 2015 which claims to employ about 20 full-time staff in its London offices. It also claims to have a network of freelance journalists. The sole director of Middle East Eye Ltd is Jamal Bessasso (whose surname is alternatively spelled Bassasso), a former director of planning and human resources at ]. The '''Middle East Eye''' (''MEE'') is an online news portal covering events in the Middle East. According to its official website, the MEE is an "independently funded online news organization that was founded in February 2014". It aims to be the primary portal of Middle East news, and describes its target audience as "all those communities of readers living in and around the region that care deeply for its fate".<ref> ''Middle East Eye''. Retrieved 23 September 2014.</ref> The ''MEE'' is edited by David Hearst, the former chief foreign leader writer for the British daily '']''.<ref>David Hearst. ''Middle East Eye''. Retrieved 23 September 2014.</ref> The ''MEE'' is wholly owned by Middle East Eye Ltd, a UK company that was incorporated in October 2015 which claims to employ about 20 full-time staff in its London offices. It also claims to have a network of freelance journalists. The sole director of Middle East Eye Ltd is Jamal Bessasso (whose surname is alternatively spelled Bassasso), a former director of planning and human resources at ].


The UAE-based ] has claimed that several members of the ] are affiliated with the ''Middle East Eye'',<ref>{{cite news|date=June 19, 2014 |title=Muslim Brotherhood, its UK connections and media attacks on the UAE |url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/muslim-brotherhood-its-uk-connections-and-media-attacks-on-the-uae#full |newspaper=The National |location= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Langton |first=James |date=June 26, 2014 |title=Al Jazeera executive helped to launch controversial UK website |url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/al-jazeera-executive-helped-to-launch-controversial-uk-website |newspaper=The National |location= |access-date= }}</ref> Additionally, according to ''The Guardian'', the ''MEE'' has been noted by Saudi Arabia as a news outlet funded by Qatar (both directly and indirectly);<ref> ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 14 November 2017.</ref> the Qatari government is regarded as a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. The UAE-based ] has claimed that several members of the ] are affiliated with the ''Middle East Eye'',<ref>{{cite news|date=June 19, 2014 |title=Muslim Brotherhood, its UK connections and media attacks on the UAE |url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/muslim-brotherhood-its-uk-connections-and-media-attacks-on-the-uae#full |newspaper=The National |location= |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Langton |first=James |date=June 26, 2014 |title=Al Jazeera executive helped to launch controversial UK website |url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/al-jazeera-executive-helped-to-launch-controversial-uk-website |newspaper=The National |location= |access-date= }}</ref> Additionally, according to ''The Guardian'', the ''MEE'' has been noted by Saudi Arabia as a news outlet funded by Qatar (both directly and indirectly);<ref> ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 14 November 2017.</ref> the Qatari government is regarded as a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.


==See also== ==See also==

Revision as of 07:51, 25 February 2018

The Middle East Eye (MEE) is an online news portal covering events in the Middle East. According to its official website, the MEE is an "independently funded online news organization that was founded in February 2014". It aims to be the primary portal of Middle East news, and describes its target audience as "all those communities of readers living in and around the region that care deeply for its fate". The MEE is edited by David Hearst, the former chief foreign leader writer for the British daily The Guardian. The MEE is wholly owned by Middle East Eye Ltd, a UK company that was incorporated in October 2015 which claims to employ about 20 full-time staff in its London offices. It also claims to have a network of freelance journalists. The sole director of Middle East Eye Ltd is Jamal Bessasso (whose surname is alternatively spelled Bassasso), a former director of planning and human resources at Al Jazeera.

The UAE-based The National has claimed that several members of the Muslim Brotherhood are affiliated with the Middle East Eye, Additionally, according to The Guardian, the MEE has been noted by Saudi Arabia as a news outlet funded by Qatar (both directly and indirectly); the Qatari government is regarded as a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.

See also

  • Middle East Monitor (another London-based news website which also reports on Middle Eastern issues and is considered to be supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood)

References

  1. About Middle East Eye Middle East Eye. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. David Hearst. Articles. Middle East Eye. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. "Muslim Brotherhood, its UK connections and media attacks on the UAE". The National. June 19, 2014.
  4. Langton, James (June 26, 2014). "Al Jazeera executive helped to launch controversial UK website". The National.
  5. Qatar given 10 days to meet 13 sweeping demands by Saudi Arabia The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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