US-funded Arabic network Alhurra ends broadcasts after Trump’s aid cuts

Alhurra, the Arabic-language network created by the US government after the Iraq invasion, said on Saturday it would cease broadcasts and lay off most staff after US President Donald Trump’s administration shut off funds.

The network went on air in 2004, when US officials were complaining about coverage of the Iraq war from Qatar-backed Al Jazeera — which two decades later maintains a dominant role in Arabic-language media.

“Media in the Middle East thrive on a diet of anti-Americanism,” said Jeffrey Gedmin...