Al-Nour (Arabic: النور; The Light) is a radio station based in Beirut, Lebanon. The station was established on 9 May 1988 and is owned by Hezbollah.
Ownership | |
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Owner | Hezbollah (Lebanese Communication Group) |
History | |
First air date | 1988 |
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Website | www |
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
editAl Nour has stated some of its objectives as:
- Introducing culture as well as values that stem from divine messengers.
- To protect their national interests by exposing major issues that threaten its interest such as facing the plans of Zionist imperialism.
- To arouse the nation and steering its capabilities towards the support of the resistance in order to liberate their land.
- Looking into the problems of all righteous nations.
- Working objectively as a media that will establish an effective and productive public opinion.
Terrorism Designation
editAl-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
editReferences
edit- ^ Specially Designated Global Terrorist list Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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