Is 91Èȱ¬ Arabic Radio too Focussed on Egypt?
The editor of 91Èȱ¬ Arabic Radio responds to a listeners’ claim that the service is not fairly representing the whole of the Arab world.
91Èȱ¬ Arabic Radio is the oldest and largest of the 91Èȱ¬â€™s non-English services. It has been running since 1938 and is broadcast to millions of people across the Arab world. However, one avid listener from Bahrain is claiming that the service is Egypt-centric. Listener, Sami Gazwhan puts these claims to editor Adel Soliman, who outlines the aims of the service and how it will evolve.
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- Sat 11 Jun 2016 19:50GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
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- Sun 12 Jun 2016 09:50GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except News Internet
- Mon 13 Jun 2016 01:50GMT91Èȱ¬ World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia & News Internet
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