Talk:Al Arabiya

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owned by members of the Saudi royal family,

I deleted this part of the article. I just heard them cite this page on C-Span's Washington Journal asking an Al-Arabiya official if it was true. He claimed that no member of the Saudi Royal Family had ownership in Al-Arabiya. If it is verified (through reputable sources) that some member of the Saudi Royal family do hold ownership in Al-Arabiya then it should be put back, however until this is verified it should not be placed in the article.-Jersey Devil 13:16, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Good edit, I don't believe there is any clear data on MBC ownership. (Collounsbury 00:30, 16 February 2006 (UTC)).

A quote from the New York Times does mention Saudi Royal Family ownership: "Al Arabiya and its parent network, the Middle East Broadcasting Center are owned by Sheik Walid al-Ibrahim, the brother-in-law of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

  * Samantha M. Shapiro, "The War Inside the Arab Newsroom (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/magazine/02ARAB.html)," New York Times, January 2, 2005.

I am going to put this info back in. Elizabeth M Ross 16:51, 23 February 2006 (UTC)


As a regular reader of its website, I can tell that its headlines are always spun to reflect what the Saudi government would like the readers to know. Also it always contains news that are about sexal abnormalities in the Saudi society which makes it more like a tabloid than a news site

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[edit] Official Name

According to the official website (http://www.alarabiya.net/english.htm) it is spelled: "Al Arabiya". There is a space between "Al" and "Arabiya". (Note: Alhurra doesn't have a space since its website is spelled that way) --SirYoda 02:06, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Iraq ban

According to the BBC [1]

The station said on Friday it had been accused by the Iraqi government of inciting sectarianism and promoting violence - allegations it has rejected. The most influential Arab station, al-Jazeera, was thrown out of Iraq two years ago and has not returned. Al-Arabiya said police moved into its office on Thursday to close it down. The station said it had been told by Iraqi officials that the ban was a final warning. Earlier this year, the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri Maliki, warned television stations not to broadcast anything that could undermine Iraq's stability.

Going to add this tomorrow. Hypnosadist 23:50, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Controversy

spreading "dangerous and odious rumors about the organization" is rather POV, first of all -- but secondly, the source for the material is the attacked organization itself. I'm really under the impression that this does noes not constitute a legitimate source on this particular matter. Lxx 16:12, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Absolutely right. It can hardly be said that presenting a statement like "Group X did such-and-such to Group Y" is factually reliable just by citing Group Y's own claims as source material. I removed the section (AGAIN) because it was not written in a tone appropriate for inclusion in encyclopedia. If other users feel that this information is actually worth keeping, then it should be clearly stated that these are claims/accusations made by a particular organization. Regardless whether they are true or not, until there is some evidence to support these claims (made by a verifiable source, NOT just by the accuser), these statements are neither FACTUAL or NPOV. And until this information is rewritten to be both FACTUAL and NPOV, these statements do not belong in this article, regardless of any claims to the contrary made by Ahmadac/Matt57. -Grammaticus Repairo 19:03, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jewish investors?

I removed a line about funds from Jewish investors Unless you're going to specify and cite who these "Jewish investors are, you shouldn't put it in there. In fact overall all the investors should be cited