Hello. Intelligence officials in the us are claiming that hamza bin laden, son of the founder of alqaeda, has died. Hamza bin laden, thought to be 30 years old, had released audio and video calling for attacks on the us and other countries to avenge his fathers assassination by American Special forces eight years ago. The us had offered 1 million for information on him, and saudi arabia stripped him of his citizenship in march. Chris buckler has this update. Media reports are saying that they have now confirmed military officials that hamza bin laden is dead. However, theres been no official word from the pentagon and what we dont know is how or where he died. Although there are some suggestions that it happened during what the pentagon is describing privately as some kind of operation. Certainly there have been real attempts to find hamza bin laden in recent months. About five months, ago us officials offered 1 million for information that led to his capture. And that signified two th
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Obamas Administration Plan to admit 10,000 syrian refuges and the expectation for the status approval and the debate surrounding the refuge program. Be sure to watch wash washington journal live at 7 a. M. Eastern time. This week on the the communicators we visit the middle east broadcaster. Mbn provides news to the world and a u. S. Perspective on terrorism. It is funded by congress. We talked to people from alhurra and radio sawa. Middle east Broadcasting Networks is the corporate name for two tv channels. The pan arab alhurra channel and the alhurra iraq channel. We also have eight radio sawa programming streams. Three websites. And numerous social media platforms. Host why a separate alhurra and alhurra iraq . Guest when alhurra was created, launched back in 2004, we were on the tail end of the iraq war and there was a bereave factor. We needed iraq focused information and there was a need to broadcast local news about iraq while the rest of the middle east was sort of by the pan a
Well take you across the country visiting book festivals and author events or book parts where authors talk about their latest books. Booktv only network devoted exclusively to nonfiction books. Booktv, television for serious readers. Next on the communicators, interviews with middle east Broadcasting Network representatives. Then a look at cybersecurity from the perspective of the hacker. Live at 10 00 a. M. , a brookings discussion on the political situation in congo. This week on the communicators, we visit the middle east Broadcasting Networks headquarters in virginia. Mbn provides news to 27 Million People in the arab world and u. S. Perspective on terrorism and democracy. It is funded by congress. We talked to executives and producers who describe their work at alhurra and radio sawa. We have the pan am alhurra channel and we have eight radio sawa programing streams, three websites and numerous social media platforms. Why a separate alhurra and alhurra iraq . When alhurra created
, and the channels alhurra channel. Also, we have eight radio sawa streams, websites, and numerous social media platforms. . Why alhurra well, alhurra was launched back in 2004. This was on the tail end of the iraq war. There was a believe that the focused, iraqcentric information there was a need to broadcast local news on iraq. With the middle east, there was the arab channel. Budget andis the employees . Mbn is about 600 employees, both here in the u. S. We have correspondents in the middle east and in europe, too, with a budget of about 110 million that has held relatively constant in recent years to support the different activities. We have retained the staffing with, but we have done so allocation to accommodate and adapt to some of the changes that have occurred in the communications in the middle area particularly in the of digital media. What kind of technology do you use . We have an hd channel. The standard definition channels. Delivery,tellite which is a benefit to us, beca