Saudi Arabia: Launch of international news channel suffers further delay


Issue 1109 - 03 Sep 2020 | 1 minute read

Plans for Saudi Arabia to launch a television and radio news network to rival Qatar’s Al Jazeera Media Network continue to suffer from unexplained delays as the latest launch date, 1 September, passed without any broadcasts.

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