A file picture taken on December 15, 2014 shows Alarab News Channel staff on duty at the editorial office in the Bahraini capital Manama. Bahrain announced on February 9, 2015 the closure of the new pan-Arab news channel Alarab owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal just nine days after its launch. The channel was on the air for only a few hours before programming was interrupted “for technical and administrative reasons”. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH