Almasirah


Al Masirah is a Yemeni TV channel which was founded and is owned by the Ansarullah movement. The TV channel is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon.

History

Al Masirah was founded by Ansarullah movement in January 2012 in Beirut, Lebanon and is located next to Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV with backup studios at Hezbollah headquarters.

Theme

Almasirah introduces itself as a network that "seeks to spread awareness and values of justice among different segments of Arab and Islamic societies in the context of the Qur'anic culture. It gives priority to the Palestinian cause. It works to support the causes of the vulnerable and counter the falsification of the media of the arrogant powers."

Channel frequency during Saudi-led coalition on Yemen

On 10 May 2015, Al Masirah, along with other anti-Saudi channels, were closed on Nile Sat & Euro Sat several times due to Saudi pressure on the satellite companies, which made Al Masirah broadcast its signal instead on the Russian satellite Express AM 44. After several months of being banned on Nile Sat, broadcast is now online on Nile Sat.

Killed journalists and media workers

After the Houthi takeover in Yemen, Al Masirah lost a number of employees due to conflict.