Subject: Censorship: Channel in Bahrain Slave Pen Goes Silent After Giving Opposition Airtime Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:30 am
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The television network Al Arab appeared well equipped to muscle its way into the Middle East’s crowded market of satellite news channels: top talent, backing from a fabulously rich Saudi prince and permission to broadcast from the island kingdom of Bahrain. But less than a day after it began, the channel suspended broadcasting on Monday, apparently forced to stop by the authorities in Bahrain after it gave airtime to an opposition leader who criticized a recent government decision. “The broadcast has been stopped for technical and administrative reasons, and we’ll be back soon, God willing,” the channel said on its Twitter feed.