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[November 06, 2009]

BRIEF: Iran channel banned

RIYADH, Nov 06, 2009 (Arab News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Tehran's prime Arabic language television network Al-Alam has been taken off the air by two Arab satellite operators based in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, including the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat). "This Iranian news channel has been violating the rules of broadcasting and the provisions of the agreement and hence it was decided to take it off the air," said an Arabsat engineer on Thursday.

Riyadh-based Arabsat said Al-Alam has breached its commitments by airing programs that maligned the Arab world. Arabsat CEO Khalid A. Balkheyour and PR manager Saad Tehaif were unavailable for comment.

An Arabsat spokesman refused to disclose details about the agreement between Arabsat and Al-Alam.

He did confirm Arabsat and the Egyptian-owned NileSat had been transmitting the channel to millions of Arabic speaking viewers in over 100 countries.

To see more of the Arab News or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.arabnews.com. Copyright (c) 2009, Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA.

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