The Iranian authorities alluded to “bias and disinformation” as an official cause of their decision, which, as is asserted in Teheran, were present in the “Al-Arabia” broadcasts.
Israeli Haaretz newspaper writes that “Al-Arabia” has been closed in Iran already for the second time. First, the Company was put under a ban in 2005 over similar reasons. “Al-Arabia” is considered to be the second in rating TV channel in Arabic states yielding only to “Al-Jazzera” in regard to audience.
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