Qatar considers privatizing Al Jazeera TV 1/31/2005 10:10:00 AM GMT http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=6888 The Qatari government is considering plans to privatize the Al Jazeera Satellite television network, a spokesman said.
The Al Jazeera spokesman, Jihad Ballout, said that the TV station has been discussing privatization for the past 15 months. He added that a consultancy company is conducting a feasibility study for privatizing Al Jazeera. The station, often criticized by the United States for its coverage of the Iraq war, has attracted the attention of the Arab world since it was launched in 1996. Although U.S. officials frequently appear on the TV station to reach its huge audience, they claim that Al Jazeera’s coverage of Middle East issues is politically inflammatory. In a report published on Sunday, The New York Times quoted unidentified senior Qatari officials as saying that pressures from U.S. officials forced the Qatari government, which bankrolls Al Jazeera, to speed up the privatization plan. Ballout said that he heard of such reports but has no further details. He also said that he doesn’t know of any attempts to intervene with the station’s independence, adding that Qatar has always planned to privatize Al Jazeera. http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=6888 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
