Qatar is all set to launch a new TV station as a rival to the hugely successful Al Jazeera Network. The new Arabic language broadcaster, called Al Arabi, will be based in London and distributed across the Arab world. It is one of several new media ventures launched under the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin […]
Qatar is all set to launch a new TV station as a rival to the hugely successful Al Jazeera Network.
The new Arabic language broadcaster, called Al Arabi, will be based in London and distributed across the Arab world. It is one of several new media ventures launched under the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The move follows the diplomatic split with Qatar by fellow Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain who withdrew their ambassadors from Doha in March.
Like Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE consider the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, and have criticised the airtime given to the group by Al Jazeera and the alleged political support it received from Qatar during the Arab uprisings.
The move follows the diplomatic split with Qatar by fellow Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain who withdrew their ambassadors from Doha in March.
Like Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE consider the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, and have criticised the airtime given to the group by Al Jazeera and the alleged political support it received from Qatar during the Arab uprisings.
