Sudan Suspends Work of Al Arabiya, Al Hadath and Sky News Arabia Channels, State News Agency Says

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Sudan on Tuesday suspended the work of Saudi state-owned broadcasters Al Arabiya, Al Hadath and UAE-owned Sky News Arabia channel “due to its lack of commitment to the required professionalism and transparency and failure to renew its licenses”, Sudanese state news agency (SUNA) said. The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate condemned the decision by…

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In 1953, This Country Invited India’s Top Election Officer For Its 1st Polls

[ad_1] Sukumar Sen spent 14 months organising the polls in Sudan. (representational) New Delhi: India’s maiden Lok Sabha polls in 1951-52 which had created ripples worldwide also caught this country’s fancy and it invited then Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen to conduct its first parliamentary elections in 1953. According to the Election Commission archival records,…

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