The Loyalty to the Resistance bloc on Thursday deprecated a fresh decision by Egyptian-owned Nilesat and Arabsat to ban al-Manar TV from broadcasting as "unfair" and "political,"

The Loyalty to the Resistance bloc on Thursday deprecated a fresh decision by Egyptian-owned Nilesat and Arabsat to ban al-Manar TV from broadcasting as "unfair" and "political," explaining that this only proves the grudges Saudi regime holds against the Resistance.

"This decision will not affect our crystal clear position from Saudi Arabia's erroneous policies, and it will not prevent al-Manar from expressing its convictions and free opinion," the bloc said in a statement issued followed their weekly meeting, held under the chairmanship of MP Mohammad Raad.

"The Lebanese government must assume its duty in order to give al-Manar back its right to broadcasting and to guarantee the freedom of media," the statement added.

"The pressures exerted by the Saudi regime during the meetings at the Islamic Summit with a view of harming Hezbollah and the reputation of the Resistance entailed that the Lebanese government sternly stands in their face, since Hezbollah is a key component of the government and in Lebanon," it noted.

The bloc also denounced the flagrant exclusion of the Palestinian cause and the Israeli aggressions and hostilities from the media coverage and political commitment in the region.

The broadcast of Al-Manar TV channel was blocked by Arabsat satellite company  on December 4, 2015 and by Nilesat on April 5, 2016.