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Saudi Prince's New News Channel Halts Broadcasting
Source: Associated Press
Saudi Prince's New News Channel Halts Broadcasting
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFEB. 2, 2015, 4:57 A.M. E.S.T.
MANAMA, Bahrain — A new pan-Arab news channel backed by a billionaire Saudi prince was suspended from broadcasting from its home in Bahrain on Monday, just hours after it went on air and carried an interview with a prominent opposition activist.
The Alarab television station said on its official Twitter feed that coverage was halted for "technical and administrative reasons," and that it hopes to be back on the air soon. It went live on Sunday afternoon.
The unexpected stoppage, apparently on the order of Bahraini authorities, came just hours after Alarab surprised many viewers by featuring Bahraini opposition activist Khalil al-Marzooq as one of its first guests.
Yusuf Mohammed, the media director at Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority, cited similar reasons as the channel for its being "temporarily suspended" in comments to the official Bahrain News Agency. He did not give further details.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFEB. 2, 2015, 4:57 A.M. E.S.T.
MANAMA, Bahrain — A new pan-Arab news channel backed by a billionaire Saudi prince was suspended from broadcasting from its home in Bahrain on Monday, just hours after it went on air and carried an interview with a prominent opposition activist.
The Alarab television station said on its official Twitter feed that coverage was halted for "technical and administrative reasons," and that it hopes to be back on the air soon. It went live on Sunday afternoon.
The unexpected stoppage, apparently on the order of Bahraini authorities, came just hours after Alarab surprised many viewers by featuring Bahraini opposition activist Khalil al-Marzooq as one of its first guests.
Yusuf Mohammed, the media director at Bahrain's Information Affairs Authority, cited similar reasons as the channel for its being "temporarily suspended" in comments to the official Bahrain News Agency. He did not give further details.
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Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/02/02/world/middleeast/ap-ml-bahrain-saudi-network.html
