Al-Nour
{{short description|Lebanese pro-Hezbollah radio station established in 1988}}
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| airdate = {{Start date|1988}}
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| owner = Hezbollah
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Al-Nour ({{langx|ar|النور}}; The Light) is a radio station based in Beirut, Lebanon. The station was established on 9 May 1988 and is owned by Hezbollah.
In July 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War, Israel attacked Hezbollah's TV station Al-Manar and radio station Al-Nour in Haret Hreik.
Objectives
Al Nour has stated some of its objectives as:
- Introducing culture as well as values that stem from divine messengers.
- To protect their national interests by exposing major issues that threaten its interest such as facing the plans of Zionist imperialism.
- To arouse the nation and steering its capabilities towards the support of the resistance in order to liberate their land.
- Looking into the problems of all righteous nations.
- Working objectively as a media that will establish an effective and productive public opinion.
Terrorism Designation
Al-Nour is designated by the US OFAC as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group, which allows the US to block the assets of foreign individuals and entities that commit, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism.[http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/terror/terror.pdf Specially Designated Global Terrorist list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910021822/http://www.treasury.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/terror/terror.pdf |date=2008-09-10 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.alnour.com.lb/ Al-Nour official website]
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Category:1988 establishments in Lebanon
Category:Radio stations in Lebanon
Category:Arabic-language radio stations
Category:Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist
Category:Radio stations established in 1988