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Protest coverage: Iraqi channel faces month-long ban

Author:  Wed, 2020-01-29 00:49 BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities have ordered the closure for a month of Al-Dijla television, which has aired intensive coverage of anti-government protests in recent months, media and police sources said on Tuesday. “Interior Ministry forces fully shut … read more

US honors head of France’s Arab World Institute

Author:  Tue, 2020-01-28 02:24 WASHINGTON: Dr. Jack Lang, president of the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris, on Monday received the inaugural Global Cultural Leadership Award from the National Council on US-Arab Relations. The honor was recognition … read more