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| AlArabiya slams expulsion of Tehran bureau chief |
| 2008-09-03 |
| Iranian authorities on Tuesday revoked the media accreditation of AlArabiya News Channel's Tehran bureau chief, Hassan Fahs, after officials from the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Guidance had declared him 'persona non grata' without any prior notice. A senior source at AlArabiya expressed the channel's astonishment and condemnation of the decision, stressing the channel's "on-going commitment to professional standards and balanced reporting, particularly in its coverage of Iranian affairs". The source also emphasized the fact that AlArabiya had not aired any major news item about Iran "without offering a fair and balanced opportunity for Iranian official spokespersons or other pro-government figures to comment". Hassan Fahs, for his part, said the decision to expel him was the latest in "a series of concerted public campaigns against AlArabiya, orchestrated by some Iranian officials and related pro-government media". |
| Posted by:Fred |