Topic - Al-Mayadeen

) is a pan-Arabist satellite television channel launched on 11 June 2012 in Lebanon. The channel aims at reducing the influence of the Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya networks, both funded by oil-rich Sunni Arab countries in the Persian Gulf. All-news Arab TV news channel BBC Arabic Television and Sky News Arabia are other competitors of the channel. - Source: Wikipedia

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