Sunday, July 08, 2012

Al-Arabiyyah TV

This news channel belonging to the brother-in-law of King Fahd is a joke for Arab citizens: it is in fact nicknamed Al-`Ibriyyah (the Hebrew One, in reference to its propaganda that fits with the Israeli propaganda schemes for the region).  Today, I wanted to see how they covered the protests in the Eastern section.  They merely said in passing that a wanted man attacked the security forces. That was it.  Oh, and they had extensive reports about rising opposition in Iran and Russia.  Kid you not.  On Syria: the reporter said that Syrian forces attacked a town but that Free Syrian Army "most likely" repulsed them.  I kid you not.