Sudan suspend Arabic FM services by BBC
August 13, 2010
Source: BBC.co.uk
The Government of Sudan has suspended the Arabic FM broadcasts by the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) in the northern part of the country.
As per the report with BBC.co.uk the suspension of the service is not related to the “content of broadcasts, but to breaches of the accord governing BBC activities.”
According to Sudan Government BBC has been alleged with smuggling of satellite equipment in through diplomatic channels and working in Southern Sudan without central government approval.
The BBC Arabic FM service in Sudan reaches to around 4 million people. |