Bahrains Minister of Information Affairs Isa Abdulrahman Al Hammadi has announced that Manama-based news channel Alarab was suspended because of the channel’s failure to obtain the required licences. The TV channel did not comply with the technical and administrative requirements stipulated by the Bahraini Ministry of Information Affairs before starting broadcasting from Bahrain. The channel’s […]
Bahrains Minister of Information Affairs Isa Abdulrahman Al Hammadi has announced that Manama-based news channel Alarab was suspended because of the channel’s failure to obtain the required licences. The TV channel did not comply with the technical and administrative requirements stipulated by the Bahraini Ministry of Information Affairs before starting broadcasting from Bahrain.
The channel’s activities have to comply with the media laws and regulations as well as Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and international agreements, according to Al Hammadi. He explained that the Bahraini cabinet has approved a recommendation by the High Authority for Information and Communication (HAIC) on the suspension of Alarab news channels activities because of its failure to meet media regulations.
Alarab channel was shut down a day after its launch on February 1 following the broadcast of an interview of a Bahraini opposition politician.
Alarab said on Sunday that it had stopped broadcasting for technical reasons.
