Country's media watchdog is dominated by Erdogan's ruling party and regularly fines critical broadcasters; Berlin says it 'regrets' move against Deutsche Welle and Voice of America

Colonel, who has served in senior intelligence roles, will replace Doron Ben-Barak, who served in the position since 2020

Ivan Urgant's popular late-night talk show was taken off the air shortly before Russia invaded its neighbor

Echo Moskvy, one of Russia’s oldest radio stations, is taken off the air; Russian media told to follow Kremlin's official line

Media supervisory board closes Rokna website for violating public decency rules; country has a long history of closing media outlets

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait will not screen the new film remake of the classic Broadway musical

Media supervisory body shuts down Kelid after it published a front-page article with an image of the poverty line being drawn by a hand resembling Khamenei's

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar says gap between existing legislation and tech advancements only widening, will seek to form effective measures to protect privacy, economy

Team of experts reportedly to be appointed by communications minister will seek to also force social media giants to explain censorship, algorithms

Rights group says live broadcast cut away over 100 times during Premier League match between Tottenham and Manchester United to conceal shots of Sian Massey-Ellis in shorts