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Belqees TV

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Belqees TV
قناة بلقيس
CountryYemen
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Ownership
OwnerTawakkol Karman
History
Launched2014
Links
Websitebelqees.tv belqees.net

Belqees TV (Arabic:قناة بلقيس) is a Yemeni news channel owned by Tawakkol Karman. It was named Belqees after the Queen of Sheba. It was started with the help of Doha Centre for Media Freedom.[1][2] It started broadcasting in the Yemeni capital Sanaa in 2014, but moved to Istanbul after being attacked by the Houthis.[3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "الموقع الرسمي لجريدة الشرق القطرية". archive.fo. 2012-03-09. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  2. ^ "On freezing of Tawakkol Karman's membership". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  3. ^ الملك, صنعاء ــ محمد عبد. "الحوثيون ينهبون قناة "بلقيس" بعد احتلالها". alaraby (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  4. ^ "قناة بلقيس اليمنية تستأنف بثها خارج البلاد". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  5. ^ Hubbard, Ben (2019-04-14). "Arab Exiles Sound Off Freely in Istanbul Even as Turkey Muffles Its Own Critics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  6. ^ "Istanbul: A Turkish haven for Arab journalists". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
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