US EditionAmerica's news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff after funding cuts
- Al Hurra, a U.S.-funded Arabic outlet, ceased TV programming and dismissed most staff on Saturday.
- A cutoff in funding from the Trump administration and Elon Musk prompted the abrupt action.
- Al Hurra, created in 2003, aimed to provide press freedom in the Middle East.
- Chief Jeffrey Gedmin said, "It makes no sense to silence America's voice in the Middle East."
- The cuts may silence America's voice, though some online presence and staff will remain.
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US news outlet slashes its workers, programs
CAIRO — The head of a U.S. funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and TV programming Saturday, accusing the Trump administration and Elon…
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AlKhaleej TodayUS-backed Arabic network Alhurra shuts down as Trump cuts funding
WASHINGTON, April 13 — Alhurra, the Arabic-language network created by the US government after the Iraq invasion, said Saturday it would cease broadcasts and lay off most staff after President Donald Trump’s administration shut off funds. The network went on air in 2004, when US officials were complaining about coverage of the Iraq war from Qatar-backed Al-Jazeera—which two decades later maintains a dominant role in Arabic-langauge media. “Media…
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US-funded Arabic network ends broadcasts after Trump cuts
Alhurra, the Arabic-language network created by the US government after the Iraq invasion, said Saturday it would cease broadcasts and lay off most staff after President Donald Trump's administration shut off funds.
US-based Al-Hurra channel goes off air amid Trump funding cuts
The head of a US-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet which has a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and TV programming on Saturday, accusing the Trump administration and Elon Musk of having "irresponsibly and unlawfully" cut off funding. In notices Al-Hurra news staffers about their dismissals, chief Jeffrey Gedmin said he had given up on the US administration's freeze liftin…
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Usa newsAmerica’s news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff after funding cuts
By Sam Magdy and Ellen Knickmeyer | Associated Press CAIRO — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and curtailed TV programming Saturday, accusing the Trump administration and Elon Musk of having “irresponsibly and unlawfully” cut off funding. In notices to Al Hurra news staffers about their dismissals, chief J…
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