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:قناة اللؤلؤة) is a
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i opposition TV Channel. It started broadcasting in 2011 from
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. It was named after the
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. It is blocked in most
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countries, including Bahrain. In June 2021,
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and
Bureau of Industry and Security The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce that deals with issues involving national security and high technology. A principal goal for the bureau is helping stop the proliferation of weap ...
seized LuaLua's domain, alongside several other websites such as
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, Al-Alam TV and Al-Masirah TV, citing links to
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and therefore, violations of US sanctions. The website has since come back under a new domain. LuaLua TV was described as pro-Iran by the
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and
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. The channel was accused of supporting
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and
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by broadcasting content by the militant groups, which are considered terrorist organizations in the U.K. where the channel is based.
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and Sir John Jenkins have called on
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to suspend the channel.


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* {{Official website, https://lualuatv.net/ Arabic-language television stations Domain name seizures by United States