Al Aan TV
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| Country | UAE and Egypt |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Pan-Arab Region |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Picture format | 576p (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Tower Media Middle East |
| History | |
| Launched | 2006 |
Al Aan or Alaan TV (Template:Lang-ar) is a pan-Arab infotainment satellite television station based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.
History and Profile
Al Aan broadcasts from Dubai Media City.
Al Aan TV is free-to-air at Arabsat and Nilesat,[1] mobile phones, radio and smartphone applications.
In 2019-2020, Jenan Moussa, a roving reporter covering the Syrian Civil War and other major stories for Al Aan TV, succeeded in getting phone content of top German ISIL widow Omaima Abdi, including thousands of pictures showing her carrying a gun and also her husband Deso Dogg.[2] She returned to Hamburg and was living as if nothing happened. As a result of Jenan’s effort, Omaima Abdi was sentenced to three years and six months imprisonment.[2]
The channel came into the spotlight when it aired a rare video of a woman being stoned to death by Taliban in Orakzai Agency Pakistan.[3][4]
Al Aan TV was the only TV station in the world to film and report [5] the funeral of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after his death in the 2011 Libyan civil war.[6][7]
Akhbar Al Aan
Al Aan presents a set of news programs, covering the Arab and international news, around the clock, including: reports, opinions and analysis of experts, culture, sport, economy and communities’ affairs in addition to special segments for journalism to reveal local issues and serious cases.
Al Aan TV has a network of reporters distributed around the Arab World, among them is the reporter and journalist Jenan Moussa.
Old Logo
This logo was replaced with the new one on 1st of October, 2021
References
- ^ "Al Aan TV". Al Aan Tv. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Rapper Deso Dogg's ISIS widow jailed for enslaving Yazidi girl". The National. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Chuchmach, Megan (24 September 2010). "Rare Video Shows Taliban Allegedly Stoning Woman to Death in Pakistan". ABC News. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "Al Aan Network Releases Video Of Taliban Stoning A Woman". DubaiEye1038. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Mousa, Jenan. "تجهيز جثمان القذافي للدفن في الصحراء الليبية - صور حصرية". Akhbar Alaan. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Staff Reporter (26 October 2011). "Gaddafi Funeral Video: Footage Claims To Show Secret Ceremony". Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Letterman, David. "David Letterman - Qaddafi Funeral Top Ten". CBS. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
