Al-Hiwar

Al-Hiwar (Arabic: الحوار‎) is an Arabic language satellite TV channel broadcasting from London. Al-Hiwar (meaning "Dialogue" in Arabic) was set up by a number of Arab intellectuals and businessmen from Britain and the Arab World.[1]

For the magazine set up by the CIA in the 1960s, see Al-Hiwar (magazine).
Al Hiwar / قناة الحوار
LaunchedJanuary 1, 2006 (2006-01-01)
NetworkMiddle East Broadcasting Center
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageArabic
Broadcast areaEurope, Africa, Middle East, Asia
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Websitealhiwar.tv (Arabic)
Availability
Satellite
Nilesat & Eutelsat 7 West B10971 H / 27500 / 5/6 (HD)
Badr-412054 V / 27500 / 3/4 (SD)
Hot Bird 13B10949 V / 27500 / 3/4 (HD)

History

Al-Hiwar was founded in 2006; its founding managing editor is Azzam Al-Tamimi.[2]

Programs
  • A cause and a dialogue (Arabic: قضية وحوار‎)
  • An encounter in London (Arabic: لقاء في لندن‎)
  • Bridges (Arabic: جسور‎)
  • Clearly (Arabic: بوضوح‎)
  • East and West (Arabic: شرقٌ و غرب‎)
  • Event's highlights (Arabic: أضواء على الأحداث‎
  • For all the Arabs (Arabic: لكل العرب‎)
  • Revisions (Arabic: مراجعات‎)
  • Rights of the people (Arabic: حقوق الناس‎)
  • Exclusive interview (Arabic: حوار خاص‎)

Al Hiwar’s registered address is in the Westgate House which has been accused of serving as a hub for Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas operations in Western Europe.[3]

Censorship attempts

The TV station was the target of several censorship attempts; in May 2009, it was taken off Hotbird after repeated and deliberate jamming of its signals. This happened while the channel was airing interviews with exiled Libyan opposition leaders.[4]

Egypt

Al-Hiwar was unexpectedly taken off Egyptian-owned satellite operator Nilesat in April 2008. This move came just weeks after the signing of the so-called "Principles for Regulating Satellite TV in the Arab World" which was adopted unanimously by the Arab League during a meeting in Cairo on February 12, 2008. However, the Egyptian authorities and Nilesat denied that the new charter on Arab media had anything to do with this.[2][5][6]

The United Arab Emirates

In June 2008, Emirati authorities seized tapes and recordings of Al-Hiwar journalists in Dubai Airport, who were leaving for London after they had filmed an episode of "Khaleeji Dimensions" that deals with the national identity in the United Arab Emirates. The material seized was later sent to Al-Hiwar headquarters in London and the original airing schedule for the episode was postponed.[7]

Broadcasting

HD

High-definition (HD) broadcasting was started in January 2017 via satellite using Hot Bird 13B and in October 2018 (HD) started on Nilesat.

References
  1. Al Hiwar. "About us". Al-Hiwar. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. Jaafar, Ali (11 April 2008). "Nilesat takes Al-Hiwar off the air". Variety. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/11398538/How-the-Muslim-Brotherhood-fits-into-a-network-of-extremism.html
  4. "UK-based Al-Hiwar satellite TV off-air after 'deliberate jamming' - paper". BBC MONITORING INTERNATIONAL REPORTS. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  5. Yom As-sabea (3 April 2008). "وقف بث قناة "الحوار".. أولى ثمار وثيقة تنظيم الفضائيات". Youm7 (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  6. "تشويش فضائي متكرر يتسبب في وقف بث قناة الحوار". marebpress.net (in Arabic). 8 May 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  7. "الإمارات تصادر أشرطة حلقات برنامج "أبعاد خليجية" لعدة أيام قبل أن تعيدها". gohod.net. June 6, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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