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	APS - Salon import-export interafricains: la 2e édition organisée du 14 au 16 mars prochain à Alger APS-ALGER-La deuxième édition du Salon import-export interafricains "IMPEX 2023", se tiendra du 14 au 16 mars prochain au Centre international...
	APS - Création de l'Union des théâtres des pays musulmans à Téhéran avec l'adhésion de l'Algérie APS-ALGER- La création de l'Union des théâtres des pays musulmans a été annoncée récemment à Téhéran avec l'adhésion de l'Algérie,...
	SANA - السفير أحمد: سورية حريصة على التعاون مع مكتب الأمم المتحدة في جنيف بعيداً عن أي تسييس جنيف-سانا - أكد السفير حيدر علي أحمد مندوب سورية الجديد لدى مكتب الأمم المتحدة في جنيف، حرص سورية على التعاون مع المكتب على أساس الحياد والموضوعية بعيداً عن أي تسييس....
	SANA - الجولان السوري المحتل… تاريخ وحقائق دمشق-سانا - تؤكد سورية باستمرار أن الجولان المحتل جزء لا يتجزأ من أراضيها، وأنها تعمل على إعادة كل ذرة من ترابه بكل الوسائل المتاحة، باعتباره حقاً أبدياً لا يسقط بالتقادم....
	NNA - The Ministry of Public Health: 146 cases of corona, 1 death - no cholera infections or deaths NNA-The Ministry of Public Health announced,in its report published this evening on Corona cases,that 146 new infections have been recorded,...
	HINA - Yossi Gevir: Croatia becoming world leader in Holocaust remembrance ZAGREB, 4 Feb (Hina)- All Croatians have a responsibility to deal with their history, which also includes the Ustasha regime,...
	CNA - قبرص انتخبت - خريستودوليديس ومافرويانيس إلى الجولة الثانية من الانتخابات الرئاسية فاز المرشح المستقل ووزير الخارجية السابق نيكوس خريستودوليديس في الجولة الأولى من الانتخابات الرئاسية التي جرت اليوم الأحد في قبرص وحصل على 32.04% من مجمل الأصوات ( 127.305صوت ). ...
	CNA - الشرطة القبرصية لم تسجل وقوع حوادث خطيرة خلال الانتخابات قال المتحدث باسم الشرطة القبرصية خريستوس أندريو إنه لم يكن هناك حوادث خطيرة خلال الجولة الأولى من الانتخابات الرئاسية اليوم. قال أندريو في تصريحات لوكالة الأنباء القبرصية إن الشرطة سجلت حالتين...
	CNA - رئيسة مجلس النواب تشدد على ضرورة إقناع الشباب بالمشاركة في الانتخابات قالت رئيسة مجلس النواب أنيتا ديميتريو اليوم إنه يجب إقناع الشباب بالمشاركة في الانتخابات من أجل الحصول على أفضل نتيجة ممكنة فيما يتعلق بهم، مشيرة في الوقت نفسه...
	Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Party leader against pharaonic WTD works - interview Lisbon,Feb.5,2023(Lusa)-The new leader of IL, Rui Rocha, has called for "common sense" in the management of World Youth Day (WYD)...
	CNA - رئيس الأساقفة يشير إلى أنه أياً كان الفائز في الانتخابات عليه الإصرار على تطبيق حقوق الإنسان في البلاد قال رئيس أساقفة قبرص جورجيوس اليوم الأحد بعد الإدلاء بصوته لانتخاب رئيس جديد للجمهورية، أن أيا كان الرئيس المنتخب يتحتم عليه الإصرار على تطبيق حقوق الإنسان والتركيز على المشاكل التي...
	CNA - الرئيس أناستاسياديس يشدد على إنه لا ينبغي لأحد أن يكون غير مبال بالانتخابات الرئاسية قال رئيس الجمهورية المنتهية فترة رئاسته نيكوس أناستاسياديس أثناء ممارسته حقه في الإدلاء بصوته في ليماسول، إذا أردنا تحويل الانتخابات الرئاسية إلى احتفال حقيقي بالديمقراطية، فلا ينبغي لأحد أن يكون...
	CNA - المرشح الرئاسي نيكوس خريستودوليديس: بإمكان القبارصة تحديد مستقبل بلادهم بأصواتهم قال المرشح الرئاسي المستقل نيكوس خريستودوليديس إنه يمكن للقبارصة تحديد مستقبل البلاد من خلال أصوات كل فرد منهم. تحدث خريستودوليديس بعد الإدلاء بصوته في مدرسة جيروسكيبو الابتدائية في بافوس،...
	CNA - المرشح الرئاسي نيوفيتو يصرح بأن اليوم هو احتفال كبير للديمقراطية وأن الناس ستختار الاستقرار والأمن وصف رئيس حزب ديسي والمرشح لرئاسة الجمهورية أفيروف نيوفيتو عملية انتخاب الرئيس الجديد بأنها احتفال كبير بالديمقراطية، وقال بعد الإدلاء بصوته صباح اليوم الأحد في نيقوسيا إلى أن الشعب القبرصي...
	Lusa - Business News - Mozambique: Humanitarian worker killed in ambush Maputo, Feb. 5, 2023 (Lusa) - An armed attack on public transport on a road in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique,...
	CNA - المرشح الرئاسي أندرياس مافرويانيس يعرب ثقته في قرار الشعب أعرب المرشح الرئاسي اندرياس مافرويانيس عن ثقته في قرار الشعب، وقال بعد أن أدلى بصوته في مدرسة اغلنجا الابتدائية إنه مارس حقه في التصويت مثله مثل أي مواطن نشط....
	CNA - زلزال بقوة 3.6 درجة على مقياس ريختر يضرب قبرص اليوم ضرب زلزال بقوة 3.6 درجة على مقياس ريختر في الساعة 08:06 جزيرة قبرص اليوم الأحد وشعر به بشكل طفيف، لا سيما في منطقتي فاماغوستا ولارنكا. وفقاً لبيان صادر عن دائرة المسح...
	CNA - عواصف رعدية وأمطار متفرقة فوق الجزيرة أصدرت دائرة الأرصاد الجوية القبرصية تحذيراً من حدوث عواصف رعدية وهطول أمطار متفرقة اليوم الأحد حتى الساعة الرابعة من بعد الظهر. قالت الدائرة إنه من المتوقع أن تتأثر المنطقة بمزيج من...
	CNA - القبارصة نحو صناديق الاقتراع لانتخاب رئيس جديد بدأت عملية انتخاب رئيس جديد لقبرص لفترة خمس سنوات قادمة في الساعة السابعة صباحاً مع وجود أربعة عشر مرشحاً على بطاقة الاقتراع، وهو رقم قياسي للانتخابات الرئاسية. ...
	Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Government sends Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine Bangui, Feb.5,2023(Lusa)- Portugal's prime minister said on Saturday that Portugal would provide the Ukrainian armed forces with Leopard 2 tanks...

AMAN included in UN media network supporting Sustainable Development Goals

ZAGREB, 27 Dec (Hina) - The Association of News Agencies of Mediterranean Countries (AMAN), currently chaired by Hina, has been accepted into the UN media network supporting Sustainable Development Goals - SDG Media Compact, the UN Department of Global Communications said on Tuesday.

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Anadolu Agency's Environment Forum kicks off in Istanbul
'We face a collective enemy that affects us all regardless of our difference: environment and climate crisis,' says Director-General Serdar Karagoz at Anadolu Agency's Environment Forum

Handan Kazanci, Seda Sevencan and Riyaz ul Khaliq
ISTANBUL The first Environment Forum organized by Anadolu Agency, Turkiye's leading news provider, kicked off Thursday in Istanbul to raise awareness of the climate crisis and environmental issues......(More)

Turkiye to serve as leader globally for positive change in climate action
Lauding the mission statement of Anadolu Agency's Environment Forum "reshaping the narrative" on environment, UN Development Program (UNDP) Turkiye Resident Representative Louisa Vinton said participation of the country's top officials in the forum "is vital to effective action on climate change at the national level."......(More)

Environment Forum
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the opening of the forum via a video message. As part of the forum, a session titled Media Responsibility on Climate Change will be moderated by Yusuf Ozhan, Anadolu Agency's deputy director-general and editor-in-chief, under the title of Media Responsibility on Climate Change. ...(More)

4 Mediterranean news agencies sign declaration to protect forests, combat wildfires
Anadolu Agency's Director General Serdar Karagoz hosts signing ceremony in Istanbul on sidelines of Turkiye's 1st Environment Forum

ISTANBUL Three Mediterranean region news agencies joined Anadolu Agency, Turkiye's global news wire, on Thursday to jointly combat wildfires. ....(More)

Anadolu Agency signs cooperation deal with Italian news agency ANSA Signing of agreement comes after meeting of European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) in Zurich

ZURICH Turkiye's Anadolu Agency on Friday signed a cooperation deal with Italian news agency ANSA.(More)

Anadolu Agency's Green Line receives award from Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies Chairperson of South Korea's Yonhap News Agency presents award to Environment Editor Hale Aydogmus

TEHRAN, Iran The Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) on Wednesday presented its 2020-2021 Excellence in News Agency Quality Award to Anadolu Agency's Green Line, an editorial unit to raise awareness about climate change and environmental issues. .....(More)

Anadolu Agency's war journalism trainees graduate in Turkish capital 25 journalists, including 14 foreign reporters, receive certificates at agency's headquarters

ANKARA Participants in the 22nd round of the War Journalism Training Program organized by Anadolu Agency graduated Friday. .....(More)

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AFP takes part in the Transmixr project - "Ignite the immersive media sector by enabling new narrative visions"
TRANSMIXR is a three-year project set to kick off in October 2022 under the leadership of the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Athlone campus, Ireland. The project has received 9 million euros in funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe program focused on research and innovation. With the development of extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, a unique window of opportunity for the European Creative and Cultural Sector (CCS) exists to reimagine digital co-creation, interaction and partnerships. ...... (More)

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ANA-MPA is moving forward with new cooperation agreements
October has been a month of new initiatives for Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA). It joined forces with BrainReGain - Hellenism in Action with the signature of a memorandum of cooperation that aims to systematically keep diaspora Greeks ..... (More)

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ANSA signed collaboration agreements with ANP and PTI
ANSA and ANP have concluded a collaboration agreement that provides the possibility for partners to use their respective information services for editorial
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Bouslimani urges development of capacities of Arab media system

APS 10-13-2022 ALGIERS-The Minister of Communication, Mohamed Bouslimani highlighted Wednesday in Algiers the imperative to develop the capacities of the Arab media system so that it transmits its message at the regional and international levels, underlining the importance of the media in the defense of Arab causes...... (More)

National Media Day: Opportunity to step up Algerian journalists' efforts

APS 10-22-2022 ALGIERS- Minister of Communication Mohamed Bouslimani on Saturday said the State has been working for the promotion of a favourable professional environment for the media corporation to be able to contribute to enhancing the positive role of Algeria, under the leadership of the president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, stressing that this role "has been commended at both regional and international levels." ....(More)

Croatia's ambassador pays courtesy visit to APS

APS 01-13-2022 ALGIERS-The Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Algeria, Ilija Zelalic paid Thursday a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the Algeria Press Service (APS) news agency where he was received by Director General, Gaid Samir..... (More)

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ANA-MPA and CNA renew strategic agreement at special ceremony in Athens

Cyprus News Agency (CNA) and Athens Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) renewed their strategic partnership on Tuesday at a special ceremony in Athens.......(More)

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EFE revamps its website efe.com EFE has revamped its website efe.com with the objectives of offering relevant information, publishing a selection of news with its seal of quality, increasing the community of followers in social media and its brand credibility on the Internet. ..... (More)

An EFE photo receives five international distinctions
A picture by EFE photographer in Guatemala Esteban Biba has obtained five international distinctions in different photographic competitions. ...(More)

EFE will help to promote the Arab culture
Agencia EFE and Casa Arabe (Arabic House) in Spain will jointly promote the dissemination of Arab culture in the world. The president of Agencia EFE, Gabriela Canas, and the director of Casa Arabe, Irene Lozano, signed an agreement in Madrid to promote political and economic relations between Spanish and Arab entities. ...(More)

EFE's President on maintaining quality while embracing change
Zaragoza, Spain.
Spain's international news agency EFE is undergoing a transformation to offer new products underpinned by an innovative and transversal approach all the while upholding the quality of its information, the organization's president Gabriela Canas told the World News Media Congress Wednesday. (More)

EFE's short podcasts awarded by the European Alliance of News Agencies
EFE's short podcasts, a new format of the agency for broadcasting on audio platforms, have been awarded by the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) for their quality and innovation. .....(More)

EFE organizes a technology marathon to protect Colombian journalists
EFE has organized a meeting of programmers (hackathon) in BogotA to collaboratively develop an application that reinforces the safety of Colombian journalists ......(More)

EFE promotes innovation and transversality in its news products
EFE is transforming itself to offer new products thanks to innovation and transversality, with a change in the internal culture but maintaining the quality of the information, said the president of the news agency, Gabriela Canas, in her speech at the World Media Congress being held in Zaragoza . ...(More)

Mobile applications to protect Colombian journalists from violence
Agencia EFE has organized a programmers' workshop in Bogota to develop software applications to strengthen the safety of Colombian journalists working in dangerous places. .....(More)

Training in health emergencies for journalists in risk environments
EFE will provide specialized training to its journalists in risk environments through an agreement signed with the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES). .....(More)

A report on the harsh migration routes to Europe wins the Saliou Traore Prize for Journalism in Spanish on Africa
A report on the harshness and human drama of the migratory routes from Africa to Europe, entitled "The Backway", by journalist Agus Morales and photographer Pau Coll, has received the Saliou Traore Prize for Journalism in Spanish on Africa, organized every year by the EFE news agency and the Casa Africa institution, based in the Canary Islands....(More)

EFE awarded for its environmental news service
The EFE News Agency has been recognized for its pioneering work in environmental information at the I Environmental Forum of the Turkish agency Anadolu, held in Istanbul. ....(More)

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"Magical Rabat", New MAP Publication, First in Series of Books on Moroccan Cities
The Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP) agency has published "Magical Rabat", the first in a series of books on Moroccan cities. ....(More)

Sixth FAAPA General Assembly Kicks Off in Rabat
The sixth General Assembly (GA) of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) opened on October 6 in Rabat, with the participation of several heads of African agencies and experts and specialists in media and communication. ....(More)

MAP DG Holds Talks with EU Ambassador in Rabat
Director General of the Moroccan News Agency (MAP), Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, held talks, on September 16 in Rabat, with the EU Ambassador to Morocco, Patricia Llombart Cussac. .....(More)

Tangier: Khalil Hachimi Idrissi Presents 'MAP, a Certain History of Morocco 1959-2020' Book
Director General of the Moroccan News Agency (MAP), Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, presented, on September 9 at the American Legation in Tangier, the book "MAP, a certain history of Morocco 1959-2020". ....(More)

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CINEMD 2022: Three Tunisian films on agenda, including two in official competition
(TAP) - Tunisian films are among the 200 Mediterranean films on the agenda of the 44th edition of the International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema in Montpellier (Cinemed), France, which runs from October 21 to 29, 2022. ....(More)

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Best Photo Winner 2022 goes to EFE

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ERUPTION IN LA PALMA SPAIN

Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma, Spain), 19 / Nov / 2021.- Picture of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary island of La Palma in full eruption. The awakening of the volcano surprised everyone on September 19, 2021. It remained active for 85 days, until Christmas Day. During that time, it expelled tons of lava over thousands of hectares of crops and houses, forcing the evacuation of more than 2,000 people. The eruption was one of the most followed ever by the press and social media with permanent live broadcasts.

EFE Photo / Miguel Calero

Best Photo Winner 2019 goes to AA

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Photo taken by Mustafa Hassona
Palestinians gather to support the 13th maritime demonstration to break the Gaza blockade by sea with vessels on the northern border of Gaza City. The photograph of shirtless Aed Abu Amro (22) holding a large Palestinian flag in one hand and a slingshot in the other has been shared widely and hailed as symbol of Palestine's resistance. Abu Amro, later on was shot in his leg by Israeli soldiers during another maritime protest.

2019 Distinction certificate for the best photo - LUSA

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2019 Distinction certificate for the best photo - MAP

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Photo taken by Hicham ACHIR

THE MESMERIZING MUSIC

Once in a trance, the members of Gnaoua's famous hypnotizing troupe can perform physical feats like this fluttering artist more than 2 meters above the ground without him making any effort.

This astonishing photo was taken within the 21st edition of Gnaoua and World Music Festival (23/06/18).

Since its creation in 1998, the Gnaoua Festival has placed Africa at the heart of its program and in the centre of the continent's ancient port of Essaouira. Countless artists have answered the call to join the ma'lems for unforgettable fusions and residencies, reminding us that the art of Gnaoua, like all the world's music, has its origins in the cradle of humanity.

2018 - Best Photo Winner goes to LUSA

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Photo taken by Jose Sena Goulao

A young girl, one of 48 migrants rescued, is lifted on board the Portuguese Navy Viana do Castelo Oceanic Patrol Ship, off the coast of Pozzallo, Sicily, Italy, 27 October 2017. Reports state that 48 migrants were rescued on 27 October 2017 by the Portuguese Navy in the Mediterranean landed in Pozzallo on 28 October 2017 and were handed over to the Italian authorities 19 hours after being picked up from a vessel at risk of fire.

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Events

Story of the year

SANA story win the Best News Item 2022

The Syrians are the first to invent seals in the world

Written by: Mhd Imad Aldaghly
Translated by: Mazen Eyon

Damascus, SANA-Seals possess keys to the secrets of life in ancient historical times, they are one of the most important archaeological finds from which the researcher in archeology inspires his/her information about previous eras, and Syria is the cradle land of the oldest discovered seals in the world, according to historian Dr. Mahmoud El-Sayyed.

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TAP story win the Best News Item 2019

Tunisia's coast dying slowly: industrial pollutants are blocking valleys and environment is heating up

Written by Abdel Basset al-Farid

Sixty-year-old Khalid al-Hami, a sad, grueling figure, straddles a rock off the sea between the suburbs of Rades and Ezzahra from the governorate of Ben Arous, near Tunis.

He took a deep breath and then sighed with regret. The sea was no longer the one he had known decades ago after the government banned swimming in this area in 2017 as a result of pollution.

The southern suburb was dubbed the Pearl of the Gulf; the destination of holidaymakers from all regions, but since the early 1980s it has turned into a quagmire-like beach before the Ministry of Health classified some of its 19 beaches on the Tunisian coastline as polluted and prevented swimming there.

Khaled recalls the early 1980s when wave breakers were set up to repel the sea, but the way they were placed randomly disrupted its natural movement to a large extent.

The situation has exacerbated with the influx of polluted water and industrial waste from surrounding facilities through wadis tumbling towards the besieged shoreline.

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MAP story win the Best News Item 2018

EU-Migration
Migration: After the Balkan, the central Mediterranean route makes EU dizzy

Written by: Rahal Taoussi

Brussels - After drying up the migratory route of the Balkans thanks to the agreement with Turkey in March 2016, the 28 countries of the European Union have to deal with the rising central Mediterranean route, which gives a hard time to the European leaders.

Overwhelmed by incessant flows of migrants because of civil wars, particularly in Syria and Iraq, the EU and Turkey concluded on March 18, 2016, a comprehensive plan to reduce migration to the old continent. The agreement, which stipulated for each Syrian returned to Turkey from the Greek islands, another Syrian is resettled from Turkey to the EU, up to a maximum of 72,000 people, with financial counterparts for Ankara, has drastically reduced the arrivals of refugees.

At present, the 28 of the EU are working to dry up the flow of refugees and asylum seekers from the central Mediterranean, especially through Libya.

In preparation for the meeting of Heads of State or Government to be held in Malta tomorrow, the European Commission and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini presented a few days ago their contribution to the discussions on the how to "better manage migration and save lives" along the Central Mediterranean route.

The Commission and the High Representative have outlined a number of additional measures to strengthen the EU's efforts along this route, in particular with regard to Libya and its region.

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APS get distinction for the news item 2018

Rat extermination, a risky operation in Oran's Habibas Islands

Written by Ms Lamia Brahimi

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ATA get distinction for the news item 2018

"... thirsty for a "rescuing" hand to come"

Written by Zina Tosku

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Seminars

TAP - Mediterranean seminar on use of video in news agencies
TUNIS/Tunisia(TAP) - A professional symposium on the use of video at news agencies is held on June 17 and 18 in Tunis, at the initiative of the Tunis-Afrique-Presse (TAP) news agency, in co-operation the with the La Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) foundation and the Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies (AMAN) (Read more)

- Tap Seminar on uses of video in news agencies recommends mainstreaming mobile journalism and various multimedia

- TAP seminar on uses of videos in news agencies closes

Journalists from 20 countries meet in Barcelona with scientists and experts to discuss environmental challenges in the Mediterranean
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This is the 3rd Meeting of Environmental Journalists of News Agencies of the Mediterranean, promoted by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Barcelona, 14 November 2018 (UfM/IUCN-Med) - Around 50 environmental journalists and scientists from 20 countries in the Mediterranean basin, researchers and experts in the field, NGOs, and international institutions are meeting on the 13th and 14th of November at the 3rd Meeting of Environmental Journalists of Mediterranean News Agencies, at the UfM headquarters, in Barcelona.

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Anadolu Agency launches new Energy News Training

26-day program begins with 23 international participants from six different countries

By Muhsin Baris Tiryakioglu (Read more)

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Anadolu Agency's war journalism trainees graduate
25 international reporters complete 12-day intensive war journalism program

By Diyar Guldogan and Satuk Bugra Kutlugun (Read more)

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1st Meeting of Environmental Meeting of Environmental Journalists from News Agencies in the Mediterranean

Mediterranean enviromental journalistsand communicators along with representatives of the Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies (AMAN), convened in Malaga on 18 Decwmber, 2015 on the occasion of the First Meeting of Environemtal Journalists from Mediterranean News Agencies called by thr IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation. (Read More)

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Seminar between 27-29 April 2015, in Barcelona

EFE, as 2015 AMAN President, had host a seminar on JOURNALISM AND SOCIAL MEDIA: "Challenges in a changing region" from 27th-29th April 2015 (Read More)