GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) The Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers say they will allow two Arab media outlets to reopen, months after closing them down for their coverage of the Islamist group.
Ihab Ghussein, chairman of the government's media office, said Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh authorized the Arabic satellite channel Al Arabiya and Palestinian news agency Maan to resume operations. He says Haniyeh asked them to be committed to "professionalism, precision, and requirements of press work.'
In July, Hamas' attorney general closed the offices for allegedly spreading rumors that harmed what he called the "Palestinian national interest."
Al Arabiya had no immediate comment, while Imad Eid, the local correspondent for the West Bank-based Maan, said the agency resumed operations on Tuesday.
