Library Guides: Middle East Politics Library Guide: Contemporary News

Intro

This section features databases and specialized news websites that will help you locate news about the Middle East published from the 1980's until the current day, predominantly in English.

News Aggregators

The following databases pull together a wide variety of news sources you can search simultaneously.

Access World News - Current
More than 12,000 U.S. and global news sources in dozens of languages. Coverage spans the late 20th century to the present day, with news updated daily.
ABI/INFORM Global
Indexes academic journals, business magazines, and newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal. Also includes country information and statistics, company profiles, industry reports and market research reports. Entire database can be searched a number of ways, including by subject, article title, author, keywords, date range, and periodical title.
Nexis Uni
Features news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents. NOTE: Before searching, please change the default previous 2 years to all available dates.
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus offers English-language news from nearly 500 U.S. newspapers, including USA Today, The Washington Post, and major metropolitan newspapers. It also includes full text for more than 600 international newspapers, such as The Sydney Morning Herald, Hindustan Times, The Times (U.K.), Bangkok Post, Toronto Star, The Manila Times, The Jordan Times, Kuwait Times, and Hindustan Times. The database features more than 1.6 million television and radio news transcripts from top sources like ABC News (American), CBC (Canadian) CBS News, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, and PBS.

Specific Newspapers and News Sources

The below specific newspapers and sites include extensive coverage of the Middle East.

Al Jazeera
An independent news organization funded in part by the Qatari government, Al Jazeera is a major news source of reference for the Middle East, North Africa, and the globe. Articles from the 2010's are still discoverable through the search box on their website.

New York Times (ProQuest Recent Newspapers)
This database offers full page and article image scans with searchable full text of every available issue of The New York Times from 2008 to 30 days before the present date. Select "Browse Issues" from the menu to peruse content by date. For the most current online issues of The New York Times Online and a login for the app, visit the following link to create an easy access, online Academic Pass: https://libguides.tulane.edu/news_newspapers/NYTimes
Washington Post (ProQuest Recent Newspapers)
This database offers full page and article image scans with searchable full text of every available issue of The Washington Post from 2008 to 30 days before the present date. Select "Browse Issues" from the menu to peruse content by date. To access washingntonpost.com and create a personal account via Tulane's subscription, see instructions here: https://libguides.tulane.edu/news_newspapers/washingtonpost.
E&E News
Provides up-to-date journalism on energy and environmental issues that keep professionals informed on the following topics: Air & Water Pollution; Climate Policy & Politics; Congress & Federal Agencies; Corporate Sustainability; Cybersecurity; Electric Utilities Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear & Renewables; Public Lands & Endangered Species; Regulations & Legal Actions; Science & Technology Innovation; State Legislation & Issues; and Transportation & Infrastructure.
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Business and political intelligence for more than 200 countries. Reports and Services include: Country Reports, Country Forecast, Global Outlook, Commodities, Industry Briefing, CountryData and Market Indicators & Forecasts.