Al-Nour
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Owner | Hezbollah (Lebanese Communication Group) |
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First air date | 1988 |
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Website | www |
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Al-Nour (Arabic: النور; The Light) is a radio station based in Beirut, Lebanon. The station was established on 9 May 1988. It's owned by Hezbollah.
In July 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War, Israel attacked Hezbollah's TV station Al-Manar and radio station Al-Nour in Haret Hreik.
Objectives[]
Al Nour has stated its objectives as:
- Introducing culture as well as values that stem from and to protect the origins of Lebanese culture.
- To protect their national interests by exposing major issues that threaten its interest such as facing the plans of .
- To arouse the nation and steering its capabilities towards the support of the resistance in order to .
- Building a conscious generation by looking into the problems of the young and protecting them by .
- Looking into the problems of all .
- Working objectively as a media that will establish an effective and productive public opinion.
- Contributing in order to socially develop awareness in the fields of politics, economy, environment, health and science.
Terrorism Designation[]
Al-Nour is designated by the US OFAC as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group, which allows the US to block the assets of foreign individuals and entities that commit, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Specially Designated Global Terrorist list Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Categories:
- Asian radio station stubs
- 1988 establishments in Lebanon
- Radio stations in Lebanon
- Arabic-language radio stations
- Organizations designated as terrorist in Asia
- Mass media in Beirut
- Radio stations established in 1988
- Hezbollah propaganda organizations