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An image grab taken from Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen TV, a private broadcaster sympathetic to Syria’s government, on March 20, 2014, shows the famed Crusader fort of Krak des Chevaliers. (AFP Photo/Al-Mayadeen TV)

Al-Mayadeen channel withdraws Damascus correspondent

by Nazeer Rida | Apr 14, 2014 | Media

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Al-Mayadeen, a Lebanese pro-Syrian government satellite news channel, has withdrawn its correspondent in Damascus and reduced its coverage of the Syrian conflict in the wake of new restrictions on foreign media by the Syrian government. The...

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Al Aan television news anchor Hassinah Ochan is seen on a screen as she presents the morning news at the new Arab television channel in its Dubai studio June 12, 2007. (Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah)

Kuwait’s KIPCO to start IPO process for pay-TV unit OSN

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 31, 2014 | Business

Kuwait, Reuters—Kuwait Projects Company (KIPCO), the Gulf state’s largest listed investment company, plans to start the process for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares for its pay-television unit, Orbit Showtime Network (OSN), within weeks, it said on...

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A video grab from Iran’s official English-language satellite news channel, Press-TV (Press TV/AFP/Getty Images)

Iranian channels dropped by Intelsat

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 2, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a new phase of western sanctions on Iran, communications satellite service provider Intelsat took several Iranian channels off the air on Monday, including Press TV, Hispan TV and Al-Alam as well as IRIB 1 and 2 and Sahar TV. Press TV had...