Wikipedia's first sentence called it “london -based news website covering events in the middle east and north africa”. Today it says “united kingdom-based media website and channel that primarily focuses on news related to the middle east”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “United Kingdom–based news organisation”. It now reads “UK–based news organisation”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Middle East Eye (M.E.E.) is an on-line news portal covering events in Mid-West Asia and which has been cited by major media publications. The M.E.E. web-site describes the organization as an independently funded on-line news organization founded in February 2014 which aims to be the primary portal of Middle East news. The MEE editor is David Hearst , the former chief foreign leader writer for the British daily The Guardian . MEE is wholly owned by M.E.E. Ltd, a UK company that employs about 20 full-time staff in its London offices and also has a network of freelance journalists. The sole director of M.E.E. Ltd is Jamal Bassasso who was a former director of planning and human resources at Al Jazeera . David Hearst has said that his staff come from varied backgrounds and that “some are activists” but added: “The moment they come through this door they become journalists. Hearst said that M.E.E. is not linked to any government or movement. Middle East Eye has been used as a reference in several well known news web-sites such as the BBC News ., the Huffington Post ., the Guardian . and the New York Times . The National . 19 June 2014 . Huffington Post on Qatar world cup. The Guardian on the Gulf's silence on Gaza.1
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The opening as it stood in 2020 13 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Middle East Eye ( MEE ) is a London -based online news outlet covering events in the Middle East .MEE describes itself as an "independently funded online news organization that was founded in April 2014".It seeks 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".
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
News outlet covering the Middle East Middle East Eye ( MEE ) is a London -based news website covering events in the Middle East and North Africa . MEE describes itself as an "independently funded online news organization that was founded in April 2014." MEE seeks 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".
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The opening as it stood in 2025 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
United Kingdom–based news organisation Middle East Eye ( MEE ) is a United Kingdom–based media website and channel that primarily focuses on news related to the Middle East , North Africa , and the broader Muslim world .The ownership of the organisation is undisclosed.Some sources have alleged that the organisation is funded by the government of Qatar , though the organisation itself denies this."UK-based Middle East news outlet also targeted for closure in Saudi-led demands against Qatar" .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “london -based news website covering events in the middle east and north africa”. Today it says “united kingdom-based media website and channel that primarily focuses on news related to the middle east”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “United Kingdom–based news organisation”. It now reads “UK–based news organisation”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
london -based news website covering events in the middle east and north africa
Now
united kingdom-based media website and channel that primarily focuses on news related to the middle east
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