Al-Alam News Network controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Website seizure over alleged Iranian disinformation
The United States seized Al-Alam's Arabic-language website in June 2021 as part of action against several Iranian state-linked news sites. U.S. authorities associated the sites with alleged Iranian disinformation efforts.
2011
Alleged satellite signal jamming during Bahrain protests
Al-Alam's signal was repeatedly disrupted during the 2011 Bahraini protests. Reference accounts alleged that Saudi-linked transmission equipment interfered with the channel, while noting that the matter had not been resolved through an international legal case.