Soon after, Iran-linked Iraqi militias stormed MBC’s offices in Baghdad, damaging equipment, footage on social media showed.

State-owned MBC’s productions have previously sparked controversy, most notably with a series about seventh-century Muslim ruler Umar ibn al-Khattab released a decade ago.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s commission governing media announced Saturday that it would take steps to revoke the license of a Saudi television station to operate in the country. That came hours after dozens ...

Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission revoked MBC’s license and closed its Baghdad office, said MEMO. The report equated resistance figures such as the late Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan ...

The director of news at the Saudi-owned MBC network, Musaad al-Thubaity, has submitted his resignation following backlash over a controversial report characterising the slain leaders of Hamas and ...

A Saudi -owned news channel has come under fire after it aired a report last week characterising Hamas and Hezbollah leaders as “terrorists”. The report by the MBC broadcaster, which sparked a ...

The report has since been removed from all MBC platforms. Late on Friday, a crowd of 400 to 500 people protested and ransacked MBC’s offices in Baghdad, starting a fire in part of the building. A ...

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Saudi Arabia's media regulatory body (GAMR) summoned officials from private broadcaster MBC after it published a report, calling resistance leaders "terrorists." GAMR called ...

Baghdad - Protesters ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel in Baghdad early Saturday, two security sources said, after the broadcaster aired a report referring to commanders of some ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s commission governing media announced Saturday that it would take steps to revoke the license of a Saudi television station to operate in the country after the channel ...

Iraq's Media and Communications Commission announced steps to revoke the license of Saudi television station MBC after a controversial report called Iranian-linked militant figures 'terrorists.' This ...