Kuwait tops Arab countries in Press Freedom Index 2008, followed by Lebanon & UAE

Reporters without Borders has issued the annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2008, Iceland, Luxembourg and Norway came on the top of the list, followed by Estonia in the 4th place, Finland and Ireland ranked 5th, while Belgium came in 7th place. In the Arab world, Kuwait came 61 worldwide and was on top of Arab countries, followed by Lebanon 66, UAE 69, Qatar 74, and Bahrain 96.

Arab countries in Press Freedom Index 2008:
61. Kuwait
66. Lebanon
69. United Arab Emirates
74. Qatar
96. Bahrain
105. Mauritania
121. Algeria
122. Morocco
123. Oman
128. Jordan
134. Djibouti
135. Sudan
143. Tunisia
146. Egypt
153. Somalia
155. Yemen
158. Iraq
159. Syria
160. Libya
161. Saudi Arabia
163. Palestinian Territories

check out the full report and list.

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2 Comments so far

  1. on October 28, 2008 at 6:42 pm Yazan wrote:

    I cant say i was surprised regarding jordans position.
    But Kuwait? Seriously?

  2. on October 30, 2008 at 11:55 am Ghassan Yonis wrote:

    well, we’ve beaten djibouti! that should count for something.

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