BTEA bans Al Jazeera channels
Manama : The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) yesterday issued a circular banning all tourism establishments operating in Bahrain from airing any of the channels aired by the Al Jazeera network.
The circular also warned that facilities failing to comply “will face closure and their tourism licence will be revoked immediately.”
“The violation of this circular is punishable by law either by imprisonment, fine or both,” BTEA said.
The circular mandates all tourism establishments operating in the Kingdom, including hotels and restaurants, to reprogramme television receivers “to remove all channels related to Al Jazeera Network.”
“Tourism facilities running such channels will be penalised with fines including imprisonment and the revoking of licences,” the circular said.
In the circular, BTEA stressed the importance of removing all channels running under Al Jazeera Network from the list of channels available in the hotel rooms and all other similar facilities.
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