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February 27, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/26/AR2007022600549.html

Egypt Closes Satellite TV Feed Supporting Iraqi Insurgents

[AP/Washington Post] Nadia Abou El-Magd - Egypt has stopped its satellite transmission of the private Iraqi channel Al-Zawraa whose pro-Sunni programming came under criticism from the U.S. and Iraqi governments, an Information Ministry official said Monday. The channel's owner, Mishan al-Jabouri, said it is still being transmitted by Arabsat. Al-Zawraa broadcasts pictures of insurgent attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces, showing their vehicles exploding. Iraqi security forces shut down Al-Zawraa's Baghdad offices in November, saying it was "inciting hatred and instigating violence."

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