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Dropping Al-Alam meant to 'silence resistance'
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:52:04 GMT
After two Arab satellite operators took Al-Alam off air, growing number of intellectuals and politicians are lending their voice to the chorus of criticism against the move.

Egyptian parliamentarian Mustapha al-Bakri said the decision to drop Al-Alam was an effort to choke the voice of resistance in the Arab world.

Saudi-based Arabsat and Cairo-based Nilesat stopped Iran's Arabic-language Al-Alam in a move widely seen as its stance on regional issues, especially when it comes to the Saudi-backing of the Yemeni forces in a crackdown on Shiite Houthi fighters in north of the country.

Meanwhile, Egyptian scholar Rafiq al-Habib also told of the heavy toll of the regional disputes on the news network.

Hafiz Abu Saeeda, head of the Egyptian Human Rights Organization, described the Arab companies move as "unjustifiable".

Citing Egyptian and Arab Legal System, he said the operators were not entitled to move without providing convincing reasons.

Al-Alam officials say the decision to take the network off air breached the contract with the Arab satellite providers which stipulated that any disputes should be settled at a competent court of law.
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