"International events occupy an important place in the Arabic press, as is shown by an analysis of the contents of the issues for the 16th to 28th February 1961 to the seven main newspapers of Iraq, Jordan, the Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, the Sudan and the United Arab Republic." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 8, topic code 110.5)