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Encyclopedia > Abu Dhabi TV

Abu Dhabi TV is an Arabic television station launched in 2000, broadcasting from Abu Dhabi, UAE. Although not a 24 hour news network, Abu Dhabi TV is famous for its footage of the 2003 Iraq War. It competes with the two other 24 hour news stations Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya in the Arab world. This article is about the year 2000. ... Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ... National motto: none Official language Arabic Capital and largest city Abu Dhabi Area 75,150 km² Population  - Total (2005)  - Density Ranked 136th 2,563,212 46/km² President Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan Prime Minister Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Independence declared 2 December 1971 Currency UAE dirham... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq without the explicit backing of the United... Al Jazeera (Arabic: ), meaning The Island or The (Arabian) Peninsula is an Arabic television channel based in Qatar. ... Al-Arabiya is an Arabic-language satellite news channel based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which began broadcasting in February 2003, launched with an investment of $300 million from the Saudi-owned MBC, the Lebanese Hariri Group, and others. ...


Abu Dhabi TV is managed by Emirates Media Inc (EMI).


External Reference

  • Abu Dhabi TV, Emirates Media Inc

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Link TV | Abu Dhabi (175 words)
Abu Dhabi TV is managed by the United Arab Emirates' largest media group, EmiratesMedia Inc. (EMI).
Abu Dhabi TV is broadcast throughout the Middle East, North America, Europe, and will soon reach South America, and Australia.
Abu Dhabi, on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf, is the federal capital and most populous emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
TBS Interview: Mohamed Dourrachad, Abu Dhabi Television (3870 words)
Mohamed Dourrachad, deputy director of Abu Dhabi Television and acting news director for the Abu Dhabi Channel, spoke to TBS Managing Editor Sarah Sullivan about the channel's news operation, their coverage of the Palestinian/Israeli crisis, and what they see as the next challenge in regional news.
Many have shown that Abu Dhabi TV is number one in news credibility in the Arab world.
Abu Dhabi TV has one of the most professional groups of journalists in the Arab world, at the same level as Al-Jazeera if not more.
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