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| Iraq Said to Halt Al Jazeera's License, Closes Jordanian Border |
| 2013-04-29 |
| [BUSINESSWEEK] Iraq has suspended the licenses of Al Jizz and nine other television channels for allegedly promoting violence and sectarianism, Al Jizz reported, citing a bigwig at the country's media watchdog. "We took a decision to suspend the license of some satellite channels that adopted language encouraging violence and sectarianism," Mujahid Abu al-Hail of the Communications and Media Commission said yesterday, according to Al Jizz. In another sign that unrest is gripping the nation, the Iraqi embassy in Amman informed the Jordanian interior ministry that Iraq will close borders with Jordan tomorrow for 48 hours, citing domestic issues, Jordan's state-run news service Petra said. The report cited a statement issued by the interior ministry. Protests against Iraq's Shiite Moslem government and festivities in Sunni-dominated provinces continued for a fifth day, pushing the corpse count past 200, Al Jizz reported April 27. Tensions have been rising since Sunnis began anti-government protests in December and worsened April 23, when troops backed by helicopters stormed a plaza in Hawija, killing at least 20 protesters. |
| Posted by:Fred |