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| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hezbollah (Lebanese Communication Group) |
| History | |
First air date | 1988 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Al-Nour (Arabic: النور; The Light) a radio station based in Beirut, Lebanon. The station is owned by Hezbollah was established on 9 May 1988.
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 divine messengers 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 Zionist imperialism.
- To arouse the nation and steering its capabilities towards the support of the resistance in order to liberate their land.
- Building a conscious generation by looking into the problems of the young and protecting them by building their intellect.
- Looking into the problems of all righteous nations.
- 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
- Hezbollah
- Al-Manar
- 2006 Lebanon War
- Specially Designated Global Terrorist
References
- ^ Specially Designated Global Terrorist list Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links