An event of solidarity with Al-Manar TV channel was held at Coral Beach hotel in Beirut to reject Arabsat’s decision to block the Lebanese media outlet’s broadcasting via its satellites.

An event of solidarity with Al-Manar TV channel was held at Coral Beach hotel in Beirut to reject Arabsat's decision to block the Lebanese media outlet's broadcasting via its satellites.

The General Director of al-Manar Ibrahim Farhat explained briefly the merits of the case and asserted that the  channel's broadcasting will remain despite all the attempts to block it.

The event was attended by the Iranian and Syrian ambassadors, the Lebanese Information Ministry, the chairman of the National Media Council board and a large number of politicians, journalists and actors.

The speeches delivered during the event condemned Arabsat action and expressed their solidarity with Al-Manar TV.

Arabsat company decided on December 4 to block Al-Manar channel's broadcasting via its satellites for baseless reasons.