http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/NewsWire.aspxThe latest headlines and articles from Arabsat, The Leading Satellite Operator.(c) 2009, Arabsat. All rights reserved.5Riyadh - Cairo - French Guyana - South America June 27, 2010Arabsat second Satellite of the fifth generation (5 A), was launched successfully this morning from the island of French Guyana in South America by the Ariane – 5 Rocket .The Ariane 5 rocket blasted off at 21:41 GMT on Saturday the 26th   , carrying Satellite 5A, manufactured by both French companies Astrium and Thales, to fit in Arabsat exclusive orbit 30.5 Degrees East. This is the second Satellite, that was launched this month successfully. In the island of Guiana French, where the launch took place, Eng / Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour  President &CEO of Arabsat, stated that "We are very thankful for the launch ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=182Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT  Arabsat launches 5A 23rd of June 2010 Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) announced today that the launch of 5A will take place on June 23rd, 2010 at 21:42 GMT by Arianespace (Ariane-5 Rocket). Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour President & CEO of Arabsat said “Arabsat-5A multi-mission satellite will provide additional capacity at 30.5º East for a large range of satellite communications services such as television backhauling and broadcasting, telephony, business communications, Internet trunking and the provision of VSAT and other interactive services, over the whole continent of Africa, Central Asia and Middle East (MENA) region”.Arabsat-5A Satellite model is E3000, ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=180Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTKhalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour President & CEO ARABSAT   and  Najib Gouiaa, general manager of  AL Qarra,   announces  putting on air AL QARRA on ARABSAT BADR 6   on the  16 / 06 / 2010 (Paris  Dubai – June 16, 2010)   The project of Al Qarra  ( the first African news TV channel in Arabic language )  was born out of an initial observation: There is currently no news channel devoted specifically to Africa in Arabic.Secondly: the various links and exchanges between Arabic speaking population in Africa and the rest of the continent are poorly or insufficiently treated by various TV stations in the Maghreb.Thirdly: a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=181Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew Venue for HD and 3D +700 TV channels + Telecom Services + in orbit backupRiyadh - Base Baykanour - Kazakhstan, June 4, 2010 BADR – 5, first satellite of Arabsat 5th generation was successfully launched this morning by ILS Proton / Breeze - M (Breeze M / Proton).The Proton rocket lifted off at 4:00 am Baykanour local time  (1:00 am - Friday, June 4th  Mecca local time), carrying  BADR-5 satellite that was built on EADS Astrium’s E3000 platform with a Thales Alenia Space supplied communications payload. BADR-5 will be collocated with the BADR-4 and BADR-6 Direct-to-Home satellites at Arabsat 26 degrees East. BADR-5 will provide the highest level of service within the MENA ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=80Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTArabsat launches its first Satellite of the 5th generation  Badr – 5 on 4th of June 2010 Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) announced today that Arabsat fifth-generation Satellite (Badr-5) will be launched  in Kazakhstan in Baykanour base on  3rd of June  Thursday at 22:00 GMT, ( Friday morning 4th of June 1:00 local time) by  Proton / Breeze M (Proton / Breeze M) rocket, which is owned by ILS, While the two French companies Astrium and Thales Alenia Space are the manufacturers of the satellite . The model of the satellite is Eurostar +3000 E (EurostarE3000). Eng./Khalid bin Ahmed Balkhyour President&CEO of Arabsat has stated that  is a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=179Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) holds its third Financial Forum in Marrakech, Morocco on 25th  to 26th  May 2010. Eng. / Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour President&CEO of Arabsat, has stated that during this forum several reports submitted by participants will be presented and discussed, also Arabsat will present the new financial services and systems to be provided to serve customers in addition to many relevant important topics related to customers,"  It is worth mentioning that Arabsat has achieved a net profit of more than 90 million dollars last year in 2009. This was recently announced during the  its General Assembly Meeting held during of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=178Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTExclusively on Arabsat Satellites "Badr" and For the first time in the Middle East ElDawry WelKass Channel broadcasts the 38th Cup final of Qatar Prince in a three-dimensional technology "3D"   ElDawry WelKass Channel will broadcast the 38th Cup final football match of His Highness The Prince of  Qatar in a three-dimensional technology "3D" Exclusively on Arabsat  Satellites "Badr" on Saturday, 15/05/2010 at 7:00 pm local time.  Arabsat will be the leading in the region to provide the latest technologies in TV Broadcasting, as this is the first time in the Middle East that a football match is Broadcasted in a  three-dimensional technology  provided by Arabsat ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=177Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTUnder the Royal auspices of His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein Bin Talal  Arabsat concludes its Thirty-third General Assembly Meetings withThe presence of Their Excellencies the Arab Ministers of Telecommunications  in Amman -  Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And declare for more than 90 million net profit Amman - Jordan 05 -05-2010 م   Today afternoon in Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and under the auspices of His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Al-Hussein Bin Talal ,the Thirty-third General Assembly meetings of Arabsat has been concluded under the chairmanship of His Excellency Minister / Marwan Juma, Minister of Telecommunications and Information of with ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=176Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMTArabsat wins SATCOM Stars Award for best service provider of satellite communications in 2010Through its active participation in SATCOM exhibition and conference 2010 in Johannesburg - South Africa, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat- won SATCOM Stars Award best service provider satellite communications in 2010, during a big celebration given by Terrapinn Company, the organizer of the event, attended by the leading satellite operators in the world.    Eng.\ Khaled bin Ahmed Balkhyour president & CEO of Arabsat has expressed his pleasure with this reward, that crowns the efforts of Arabsat to expand its geographic coverage to serve on in ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=175Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTArab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) participates in SatCom Show & Conference in South Africa – Johannesburg on 12 - 15 of April 2010.  Eng.. Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat President & CEO has stated that, as a part of sustaining Arabsat Orbital position 30.5 that is directed to the African Market, Arabsat will launch its new Satellite 5-A this month that  covers the whole continent of Africa. Eng.Balkheyour added that, through Arabsat ambitious Strategic plans to fill and strengthen its exclusive orbital positions 20 , 26 and 30.5 degree East , Arabsat will continue to launch and operate  its satellites on its own orbital positions, and will launch ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=174Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMTSamclick limited, a subsidiary of INDEX Corp, Japan, has collaborated with ARABSAT to distribute its new Arabic interactive channel Play Cool TV to the satellite provider’s 164 million viewers in the Middle East, Southern Mediterranean and Europe via Arabsat Badr-4 @ 26 degree East.Samclick has acquired for the last 2 Years in South East Asia a solid experience in creating interactive programs concepts playable by SMS and MMS, enabling the viewers to follow the game action on the TV screen via an Avatar or personal picture linked to the mobile number. Samclick’s second key concept already successful in South East Asia is the first mobile content TV gallery featuring a library of more than ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=173Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTRiyadh :Arab satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) and ShooFeeTV have signed an agreement through which ShooFeeTV will provide Arabsat Channels’ EPG on Arabsat website and on Arabsat Promotional Channel (APC).Eng. Khalid Balkheyour President & CEO of Arabsat stated that “Through this agreement the viewers of Arabsat channels will be able to interact with their favourite programs through this unique and distinctive service, as the content of ShooFeeTV consists of the schedule of the programmes shown on the most important Arabic and foreign channels and detailed information on the best programs.”ShooFeeTV Will also provided, according to this agreement, promotional and space to ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=171Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTArabsat Participates in The Middle East & North Africa Satellite Show (CABSAT2010) Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) participates in The Middle East & North Africa Satellite Show (CABSAT) on 2nd-4th March at Dubai World Trade Center.Eng. Khalid Balkheyour president&CEO of Arabsat, said that “Arabsat is always keen to participate in the specialized exhibitions to offer new services in the field of satellites business such as digital television, HDTV, broadband services and many other services in addition to highlighting the unique features of its satellites including the different coverages currently available or will be carried on the new Arabsat fleet. It is ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=172Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTASBU, ARABSAT & NEWTEC Sign Contract for Expansion of the MENOS TV and Radio exchange Network on ARABSAT 5A Additional bandwidth on the new Arabsat 5A satellite will provide additional capacity to existing customers and facilitate service expansionSint-Niklaas, Belgium, 24th February 2010.  Newtec announces today that at the Arabsat customer seminar of February 9th in Beirut, Lebanon, the partners of the award winning MENOS content exchange network signed agreements for expansion of the MENOS network to use the new Arabsat 5A satellite, due to be launched shortly.The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), Arabsat and Newtec will be able to provide additional TV/Radio and to a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=170Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Egyptian Bouquet is launched on Arabsat satellite Badr-4 for viewers in the Arab World, Europe and AfricaOn the 15th of February 2010 , 5 new major Egyptian channels were launched on Arabsat Badr- 4 satellite at 26 deg E. Arab households in the Arab world and Europe can start watching the new Egyptian Bouquet on frequency 11938, vertical Eng. Khalid Balkhyour president & CEO of Arabsat has stated that “The launch of these channels Forms the nucleus of a new Egyptian Bouquet on Arabsat satellites .The number of these channels is expected to increase to be 10 Egyptian Channels by the end of this year .Intensive talks about the remaining  channels are in progress. This the a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=169Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Riyadh:Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) holds its fifth forum for TV satellite Broadcasting  at the Intercontinental Venice Hotel in Beirut on 9-8 February 2010 in the presence of officials and directors of the regional Satellite Broadcasting for more than 300 satellite television Channels in the region and the world, as well as a crowd of the Arab media and foreigners. Eng. / Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour President & CEO of Arabsat has stated that “We are looking forward to meeting with the Arab and Foreigner officials of Satellite Broadcasting television and the users of Arabsat satellites, as the Forum coincides with the passing   of 25 years to ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=168Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTLE BOUQUET DE CANAL+ on ARABSAT announces the enrichment of its offer with the arrival of seven new channels, including six that are exclusively in Algeria and Morocco: CANAL+ DECALE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL, SYFY UNIVERSAL, 13ème RUE, JUNE, PLANETE JUSTICE and GULLI.With these new channels, LE BOUQUET DE CANAL+ significantly reinforces the following themes:-    Premium with CANAL+DECALE (exclusivity)-    Discovery with NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL (exclusivity)-    Entertainment with SYFY UNIVERSAL, 13ème RUE, JUNE and PLANETE JUSTICE (exclusivity)-    Youth with GULLIStarting February 2nd, 2010, LE BOUQUET DE CANAL+ will from ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=167Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Arabsat holds its board meetings in Dubai - United Arab Emirates With the participation of nine Arab countries Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) holds Meetings of  the Board of  Directors - session 128- in Dubai - United Arab Emirates on December 29 to 30 under the chairmanship of  Saudi Arabia; The current Governing Council consists of nine countries: Saudi Arabia - Kuwait - Libya - Qatar - UAE - Syria - Sudan - Morocco - Tunisia. Eng. Khalid bin Ahmed Balkheyour President & CEO of Arabsat has stated that among the working papers to be discussed during the meetings is the draft budget estimates for Arabsat in 2010, and to discuss strategic plans, ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=163Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Approaching the launch of two new Satellites ,Arabsat participates at the SATCOM - MECASA 2009 The Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat - participates at the show & conference of SATCOM - MECASA 2009- that will be held during the period from 07 - 10 Dec 2009 in Al Murooj Rotana Hotel in Dubai - United Arab Emirates along with the presence and participation of many television stations in the region and telecommunications companies and satellite operators. Eng. Khalid bin Ahmed Balkhyour, president & CEO of Arabsat has stated that Arabsat  will be presented through the active participation of its own new services, which covers the entire Middle East and ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=98Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTUnder the patronage of HRH Prince Turki Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz - Assistant Minister of Culture and Information Arabsat participates in Riyadh Exhibition for the Information and Multimedia Technology 2009  Riyadh : 7th Dec 2009 The Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat- participates in Riyadh second Exhibition for Information and Multimedia technology in 2009, which will be held during the period from 7th to 10th Dec. 2009, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince / Turki bin Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, Assistant Minister of Culture and Information, in the intensive presence of  the Arab media production cities, newspapers and satellite channels, officials ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=99Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTArab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) holds its second Operation Forum in the Kingdom of Morocco in Marrakech on 09-10 November 2009, in the presence of communications officials. Arabsat delegation in this forum is headed by  Eng / Mueid Ben Gharamalla Al-Zahrani, Executive Vice President for Technical Affairs. He stated that "There will be many issues to discuss during the meeting, and several of the worksheets will be presented by the different Arab departments that are members in the organization, in addition to the papers submitted by private companies working in the field of Telecommunications. Also Arabsat will demonstrate its new services offered through its in ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=92Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTIraqi economy to receive major boost with deployment of state-of-the-art inter-banks payment system Stuttgart, Germany & Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- November 8th, 2009. Satlynx, a GE company and leading provider of satellite telecommunications, has teamed up with Arabsat the largest Middle-East satellite operator, to deliver a fully redundant satellite network that will provide the foundations of a new extensive communications platform for the Central Bank of Iraq. The main contractor for this World Bank funded $2.7 million project is Luxembourg-based Iraqi owned firm, Alfa Consult. The network interconnects two Central Bank of Iraq locations in Baghdad with 7 other remote banks in and ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=95Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTفي حفل أقيم اليوم في نزل سفير الجمهورية الفرنسية لدى المملكة العربية السعودية بالحي الدبلوماسي في الرياض قامت معالي وزيرة شئون التجارة الخارجية الفرنسية السيدة أن مارى إيدراك نيابة عن رئيس الجمهورية الفرنسية بتقليد سعادة المهندس/ خالد بن أحمد بالخيور الرئيس التنفيذي لعرب سات وسام الشرف برتبة فارس تقديرا لجهوده البناءة في تنمية علاقات التعاون التجارية والاقتصادية بين المؤسسة العربية للاتصالات الفضائية – عرب سات  ودولة فرنسا .   وقال المهندس/ خالد بن أحمد بالخيور الرئيس التنفيذي لعرب سات  " تربط عرب سات ومصنعى قطاعات الاتصالات الفضائية  الفرنسية علاقات قوية إمتدت لأكثر من ثلاثون عاما منذ بداية إنشائها ، وتطورت عبر الوقت ، فمنذ عام 2004 إلى اليوم بلغ حجم العقود الموقعة – ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=90Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTFrance Honors The CEO of Arabsat by awarding him The title of Legion of Honor(Knight) At a dinner reception hosted by the French ambassador at The Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh, Her Excellency French minister of state for foreign trade   Anne-Marie Idrac ,on behalf of the President of the French Republic, has decorated Eng. Khalid Ben Ahmed Balkheyour, president & CEO of Arabsat with the title of Legion of Honor Chevalier (Knight) as a recognition for his constructive efforts in developing a trade and economic cooperative relations between the Arab Satellite Communication Organization ( Arabsat ) and the State of France. Khalid Ben Ahmed Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat stated that ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=91Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Arabsat Launches New Corporate Website Rebuilt from the ground up, the site provides new content, improved functionality and marketing focus  Riyadh, KSA., Oct 28, 2009 – Arabsat today announced the launch of its new corporate Website: www.arabsat.com, With a fresh design. The Website features easier navigation and improved layout for a more engaging user experience. The site provides an in-depth overview of Arabsat’s products and services.The new Website features a user-friendly interface with improved search functionality, more tools, more in-depth information and greater functionality and in the near future a multi-language support to better serve a global audience, and to ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=89Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) Arabsat and Newtec, have today announced that MENOS has won the prestigious IBC2009 Innovation Award for Content Delivery as well as the Judges’ Prize for most influential project of the year.   MENOS (Multimedia Exchange Network Over Satellite), a revolutionary IP based networking concept for the exchange of multimedia content over satellite, allows broadcasters to share video and audio material among scattered sites in a fully automated and cost efficient way. The MENOS system provides to ASBU  a complete range of tools to facilitate the coordination of TV -and radio exchange as well as providing additional IP services across the of of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=88Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT OmniGlobe Networks EMEA and ARABSAT, the leading satellite operator headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today announced they have agreed on a contract to provide 12 new backhauling platforms for the transmission of SCPC TV streams throughout the Arab world countries. Under the terms of the contract, OmniGlobe Networks EMEA will be responsible for the supply, design, integration, testing and commissioning of the broadcast contribution earth stations and all other associated equipment and systems including earth station/RF chains/baseband equipment chains. OmniGlobe will be the first satellite communications supplier to produce small aperture antennas with associated RF ITU ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=87Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) will be exhibiting in the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) held in Amsterdam, Holland, 10 - 15 September 2009, Stand (5.A19). This convention is considered as the largest international gathering attended by a large number of satellite TV broadcasting and Telecom officials to display the state-of-the-art technology in satellite telecommunications. Eng. Khalid Balkhyour, Arabsat President & CEO, disclosed that  Arabsat shall present its new satellites, Arabsat 5-A that will be located at 30.5°East covering Middle East & The Whole continent of Africa, and will provide a vastly enhanced capacity for the will ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=85Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has launched its promotional channel (Arabsat promotional Channel) on Tuesday 21st of July 2009 at 9:00 pm. Through this new Promotional Channel, Arabsat aims at achieving further communication with the viewers of Arabsat channels and updating them with the latest programmers and entertainment that are transmitted on Arabsat channels in addition to the frequencies of all Arabsat current and new channels Also, the viewers will be able to acquire Arabsat latest updates and projects. Eng. Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat President and CEO, stated that “Through the new promotional channel, Arabsat also aims at serving its 4 ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=83Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Newtec, a world-leading innovator in the satellite and communications industry, the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) and Arabsat, have today announced that MENOS has been short-listed for the IBC2009 Innovation Awards. MENOS (Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite), a revolutionary networking concept used to exchange multimedia content over satellite, allows broadcasters to share video and audio material among scattered sites in a fully automated and cost efficient way. The MENOS system also provides the ASBU with a complete range of tools to facilitate the coordination of tasks and provide additional IP services across the network. MENOS is fundamentally from ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=84Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT كرم المهرجان العربى للاذاعة والتلفزيون فى دورته الرابعة عشر (دورة القدس) المقامة فى تونس من 11 الى 16 يوليو 2009 م سعادة المهندس خالد بن احمد بالخيور الرئيس التنفيذى لعرب سات على دوره فى دعم وإئراء العمل الاعلامى العرب المشترك . وقد شمل التكريم الى جانب بالخيور كلا من سعادة الاستاذ /حمراوى حبيب شوقى رئيس اتحاد إذاعات الدول العربية سابقا وسعادة الاستاذ/على اسحاق مدير عام مؤسسة الاذاعة والتلفزة اليمنية. وقد تم تكريم الجميع لما اسدوة من خدمات جليلة  وجهود سخية لدعم نشاط اتحاد اذاعات الدول العربية وتوطيد التعاون فى مجال العمل الاعلامى العربى المشترك. وقد جرت مراسم التكريم فى حفل الافتتاح والذى اقيم فى منتجع الحمامات الجنوبية خارج العاصمة تونس بحضور حشد كبير من الشخصيات أن ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=82Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT Arabsat Held a Seminar “Arabsat in Tunisia 2009” under the auspice of the Tunisian Information Minister Rafeh Dakheil attended by many Executives in the field of Media, Telecommunication, Press and The Diplomatic corps.   Eng. Khalid Balkheyour The Chief Executive Officer of Arabsat has stated “We hope through this seminar to inform our clients and partners in Tunisia about our projects and the current status of Arabsat with its good services and its Satellite fleet which are considered the newest and biggest in the region. We are also looking forward to the fruitful cooperation and the future partnership with our colleagues in Tunisia”.   Eng. Khalid also added “To Keep of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=78Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMTArab Satellite Organization (Arabsat) provided a specialized training course for a number of engineers of Zain – Sudan in the Headquarter of Arabsat in Riyadh. The trainers were a crew of Arabsat professional engineers who provided an international standard training. Arabsat is used to providing highly standard professional training for its customers. The trainees gain various experiences that enable them in the future to perform their jobs professionally and accurately on Arabsat Satellites.Engineer Khalid Balkhyour, Arabsat President & CEO, announced that Zain – Sudan has leased satellite capacities on Arabsat Satellites to connect the different farfetched areas inside Sudan. He also ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=47Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 GMTArab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) organizes the 2nd Financial Officers forum at Sheraton El Salam Hotel, Egypt, on 28-29 April 2008 to be attended by a considerable crowd of Arab financial directors. "The Forum aims at exploring the latest updates and financial systems that Arabsat implements with its customers, in addition to upgrading the efficiency of Arabsat customers service systems and to make a quality leap in order to activate and increase communication channels between Arabsat and its clients” Engineer Khalid Balkhyour, Arabsat President & CEO stated. Many Financial Directors from foreign and Arab TV and Satellite Broadcasting corporations participate in in ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=48Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTArabsat 32nd General Assembly session is held in Beirut - Lebanon with the participation of the Arab Telecommunications Ministers Arab satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) is having its General Assembly Meetings in Beirut – Lebanon on Wednesday 15th April 2009.The General Assembly consists of The Arab Telecommunication Ministers. Eng. Khalid Balkheyour Chief Executive Officer of Arabsat has stated that there are several important issue on the agenda for this session such as the annual report of the Board , choosing new board members  and finalizing the  closing report for 2008 plus many other important  issues. Also before the General Assembly meetings there is ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=49Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe deal provides SATLYNX with premium space segment to ensure expansion over the whole of Africa and the Middle East, plus Central Asia. Stuttgart, Germany & Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- April 6th, 2009.  Satlynx, a GE company and a leading provider of satellite telecommunications, announced today a milestone agreement for the purchase of a significant volume of capacity on the Arabsat-5A satellite available for commercial service early in 2010. The satellite will deliver much needed capacity over the entire Africa and Middle East (MEA) regions, as well as most of Central Asia.   This action aims to strengthen Satlynx’s market position over these key regions, as an ongoing of a a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=50Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Arabsat) participates in Satcom Show & Conference in South Africa – Johannesburg on 06 - 09 of April 2009 along with an international presence that enhances Arabsat prominent rank in the field of satellites Broadcasting and telecommunications services.   Eng.. Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat President & CEO has stated that our participation comes as a part of the strategic plans of Arabsat to enter the African Market ,that witnesses a rapid growth, with its new satellites that have a wide coverage for the African continent. Also, Arabsat holds firm strategic ties with the biggest Telecommunications operators in that The Satellites be ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=73Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTIn a joint press conference in Algeria attended by the VP and CCO of Arabsat Eng. Mohamed youssif ,Arabsat and CANAL+ Group have announced the launch of a French-speaking channel package over satellite in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The launch is the result of a partnership between CANAL OVERSEAS, the CANAL+ Group affiliate in charge of international operations and development, and ARABSAT, one of the leading satellite operators in the world and the number one satellite provider in Arab countries. CANAL OVERSEAS has developed a unique expertise as an international pay-TV operator. It is responsible for putting together the offer, technical support, conditional access, and is in 6 ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=11Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTIn a joint press conference in Algeria Arabsat and Canal+ announced the launch of satellite channels bouquet in French over Maghreb via Arabsat satellites In a joint press conference in Algeria attended by the VP and CCO of Arabsat Eng. Mohamed youssif ,Arabsat and CANAL+ Group have announced the launch of a French-speaking channel package over satellite in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.   The launch is the result of a partnership between CANAL OVERSEAS, the CANAL+ Group affiliate in charge of international operations and development, and ARABSAT, one of the leading satellite operators in the world and the number one satellite provider in Arab countries.   CANAL OVERSEAS has ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=52Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTNEVERFAIL® EXPANDS TO KSA Neverfail®, a leading global software company providing affordable continuous availability and disaster recovery solutions, today announced that ARABSAT, a satellite operator in the Telecom vertical, has implemented Neverfail for Exchange to provide continuous e-mail availability to its users.ARABSAT is highly dependent upon e-mail as its primary source of communication for its worldwide employees and day-to-day operations with vendors. Should e-mail downtime occur, this would create serious financial and business issues for ARABSAT. This fact prompted the company to select Neverfail as the solution of choice to provide robust and reliable Disaster Recovery/High ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=53Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTThrough active participation in CABSAT 2009 Arabsat announce its own new satellites and MENOS Project Arab satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) participates in the 15th Middle East Show for Cables and satellites “Cabsat 2009” in Dubai on 3-5 March 2009 along with various national and international pioneer companies in the field of telecommunications.   Eng. Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat President and CEO, stated that “Arabsat will declares its new satellites Badr – 7 & 5 C which their contracts have been signed earlier this month as a step in Arabsat future plans that calls for launching a satellites every year till 2012. It’s also a good chance for Arabsat to cope up a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=54Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTArabsat has signed contracts for the manufacturing and launching of two new satellites with a total cost of 590 million US Dollar The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed today the contracts for the two new satellites 5C & Badr 7 with both  EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space for manufacturing  and Arianespace for launching .   Arabsat has held a great ceremony in The Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh attended by Deputy minister of Communication s and Information Technology in Saudi Arabia, Chairman of Arabsat ,deputies from Ministry of information in Saudi Arabia , Ambassadors of  France , Algeria and Jordan  in addition to a crowd of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=55Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTLONDON & DUBAI – On 21st December 2008 Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) made headlines with its most recent announcement about the forthcoming Satellite MENA exhibition, taking place in Dubai, U.A.E. on 3-5 March 2009. Quoted in the announcement, Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development with the Global VSAT Forum (GVF), said of Satellite MENA “As the satellite sector has significantly grown, we are delighted that this exhibition, Satellite MENA, has been launched. Such a dedicated event will heighten awareness of the value of satellite solutions for Middle Eastern enterprises and consumers. GVF is proud to be a partner and welcomes this strategic development of the a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=14Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTAl-Jazeera Network transmits The Gulf Cup 2009 for National Teams in HD-TV on Arabsat Satellites  28th of Dec. 2008 - Riyadh  The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed a contract with AL-Jazeera to transmit in HD-TV The Gulf Cup 2009 for National Teams, which will take place in Masqat – Amman from 4th of January 2009 to 17th of January 2009. Eng. Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat President and CEO, stated that he is glad as Arabsat is transmitting the Gulf Cup through Arabsat Digital HD-TV bouquet that cover the whole Arab World and North Africa. Eng. Khaled, also stressed that Arabsat will do its best to support the transmission of such new highly required ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=100Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab League awards Arabsat Amr Mossa’s Award for the Arab joint Media achievement and Honors the Chief Executive Officer of Arabsat The Arab League honored Arab Satellite Communications Organization “Arabsat” for the effort that it has been exerting over the last thirty years in the field of Media and Communication by giving Arabsat Amr Mossa’s Award for the joint Arab Media achievement .This honor took place during the meeting of the Arab producers that has been initiated in the Headquarter of the secretariat – General of The Arab League in Cairo where a crowd of Arab Media was present. Mr. Amr Mossa the Secretary General of The Arab League gave the award to Eng. Khalid Balkheyour a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=101Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTDubai, 15/12/2008   The Arab Satellite Communications Organization – Arabsat – sponsors the 3rd annual CommsMea Ceremony award of customer service provider of the year 2008 in Dubai, UAE. The ceremony will be held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Hotel on Monday 15th of Dec. 2008. A major number of Telecommunications Companies in the Middle East will be represented in that event. The awards of COMMS MEA magazine, the leading magazine in the Middle East in the field of Telecommunications, is considered one of the most important awards that seek to reward Telecommunications industry professionals and operators that have shown outstanding performance and results in key market segments. a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=102Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTMonday 01-12-2008 The digital TV Bouquet of ElDawry & ElKass sport satellite Channel transmits its programs on Arabsat Satellites   1st Dec.2008 – Riyadh   The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed a contract that allows The Bouquet of ElDawry & ElKass sport satellite Channel to join the digital TV Bouquet of Arabsat that includes several sports channels that are transmitted by both SD & HD TV. This HD TV transmition represents the first regular HD port channel on Arabsat.  Mr. Issa Ben Abdellah ELHetamy stated that the new digital Bouquet is interested in transmitting the different local and international events with the ability to ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=103Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTELYoum ELWatany Channel Covers the celebrations of the National Day for Qatar on Arabsat Satellites  The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed an agreement with the organizing committee of the National Day of Qatar celebration in order to transmit the celebration for a whole month starting from 1st Dec.2008 to reflect Qatar celebration for such a historic Day.  Mr. Issa Ben Abdellah ELHetamy stated that Aljazeera is interested in covering the Celebration on air through the channel of Doha in addition to documentary programs that deals with the different social, economical and athletic aspects that has been shot and produced in a studio built specially ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=104Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTArab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has announced that it finalized the contracts of about 12 TV channels and some bequest for some Arab television corporations within the last two months. All the following channels have joined Arabsat fleet (Badr – 26 East): Khabar TV, National Day(Qatar) TV, Al Senaaea-I.I.C TV, Roayah TV, AL DAWRI & ALKass sport TV, 4 YOU TV, Funoon Plus TV, Ola Al Majd TV, Al Dawliya , Done Deal TV, Ameen TV, Syrian Education, Libya Bouquet, Oman Bouquet. Eng. Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat's President and CEO, stated that he is glad that these bouquets and new channels have joined Arabsat satellites stressing that Arabsat will do its best to support of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=15Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Arab satellite Communications organization (Arabsat) hold its operation meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh resort – Egypt during the period of 24th – 25tNov.2008. Representatives from all Arab countries Board members are participating. Arabsat delegation is headed by Eng.Mueid G Al-Zahrani, vice president & chief technical officer.   Eng.Mueid stated that “During the operation meeting various technical issues, concerning the users of Arabsat satellites from both public and private sector will be discussed, besides reviewing the agenda presented by the members. Also many other important issues related to the future of communications in the Arab world will be is considered the in a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=105Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTDubai – Emirates: Arab satellite communications Organization (Arabsat) is participating in the “ Media and Marketing show 2008 “ held in Dubai International Convention Center 3 to 5 November, 2008 in the United Arab Emirates. This exhibition is organized by The Domus Group, an international exhibition specialist where many professionals in this field are gathering to share the latest industry views and trends. “Arabsat’s participation comes as a continuous effort to have close and direct contacts meetings with its customers, and also to communicate with the specialized media, in order to enhance Arabsat’s brand and assure its orbital positions, along with its various satellite ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=16Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMTOn 23rd of Oct 2008 Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) held the 123rd session of its board of Directors meetings in Amman – kingdom of Jordan. The meetings was headed by the Saudi Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Fareed Ben Youssif Khashogji and with the participation of board members representing nine Arab Countries in the current session, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Libya, Jordan, Sudan, Syria, and Mauritania. “The most important issue in the agenda that was discussed in these meetings in addition to many other issues is the strategic investment plans of Arabsat ” said Eng. Khalid Balkheyour, President and Chief a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=106Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTAfter Successful Completion of  In-Orbit testing, BADR-6 joins ARABSAT Fleet at its TV Hotspot of 26 deg. East Riyadh, 11 August 2008 ARABSAT's latest satellite, BADR-6, has successfully completed its in-orbit tests and was officially handed over to ARABSAT by EADS ASTRIUM, the prime contractor for the satellite on Thursday 7th August 2008.  BADR-6 is now officially part of the ARABSAT fleet of satellites at its TV hotspot (BADR) at 26 deg E. BADR-6 was successfully launched by an ARIANE 5 ECA on 7th July 2008 and was accurately injected into the designed transfer orbit.  All orbit raising operations, appendages deployments and in-orbit-tests were performed flawlessly and ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=56Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTARABSAT transmits Beijing Olympics 2008 live through HDTV  on ARABSAT Satellites Riyadh 06-08-2008 For the first time in the Middle East and North Africa the viewers at home will be able to watch the Olympics live through HDTV on ARABSAT Badr 4 satellite in collaboration with Arab Satellite Broadcasting Union "ASBU". ARABSAT announced that the viewers will be able to receive the transmission of Beijing Olympics 2008 on the following frequencies : Center Frequency          : 12169MHz Polarization                   : : : 3/4 The parameters of are : ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=57Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTLondon & Riyadh, July 14th  2008   Talia and Arabsat are pleased to announce Talia’s long-term lease of capacity on Arabsat's brand new BADR-6 satellite. Focused over the Middle East and Africa, the BADR-6 C-band wide coverage will be used to provide new iDirect and dedicated services to Talia customers throughout the entire region.  "Expanding African services is key to our long-term growth," said Travis Mooney, Talia's Chief Operating Officer. "Capacity on BADR-6, combined with our experience running iDirect services throughout the Middle East and North Africa, allows us a great opportunity to enter the sub-Saharan African market."  Talia services on will ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=58Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTThis launch will complement Arabsat’s diversified news channels line-up with a qualitative European view on news. Riyadh, July10th, 2008. Arabsat is pleased to announce that euronews, the leading pan-European news channel, will broadcast its 7-language versions and also the all-Arabic 8th version to be launched in the next days, over the Middle East, North Africa and sub-Saharan regions on its 26° East video “Hot Spot”. With this long-term contract for space capacity on Arabsat's BADR-4 and brand new BADR-6 satellites, euronews will enjoy a direct access to an Arabic audience of more than 164 Million viewers watching the BADR constellation of satellites in digital, from the Maghreb to a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=60Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe agreement assures EMC C-band capacity on the Arabsat satellite fleet for 10 years.  Paris, July 8th, 2008.  -- Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) and Arabsat have signed last night a milestone agreement for a global value of over US$ 85 Million that ensures EMC high power standard C-band space capacity on the Arabsat satellite fleet over the next 10 years. Arabsat currently owns and operates 4 satellites at 2 orbital  positions, including the Arabsat-2B at 30.5 degrees  East. In addition to that, Arabsat has embarked on an  ambitious plan to outgrow its fleet with the launch of one  new satellite per year as of 2008, including BADR-6  launched be ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=61Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat), announced this morning that its BADR-6 satellite, the third of its fourth generation telecommunications satellite, was successfully boosted into orbit yesterday night from Europe’s spaceport in Kouru, French Guiana, by an Ariane 5-ECA rocket provided by Arianespace.  Khalid Balkeyour, President & CEO of Arabsat, announced that BADR-6 was placed into its correct orbital position at 22:22 GMT when the last stage of the separation sequence from Ariane 5 took place.  The launch was transmitted live from French Guiana to a ceremony held in Paris, France, organized by the launching and manufacturing companies and by a of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=107Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTTogether with its strategic partner Arabsat, CETel now offers efficient DVB-S2 services on Arabsat-2B in C-Band. Due to the perfect Arabsat-2B satellite coverage, this new service is designed to specifically serve CETel’s growing customers demand focused on the Gulf region, Middle East and African markets. DVB-S2 is the most advanced satellite transmission technique from DVB. It is a cost-effective solution for the customer with 30% greater efficiency. This solution includes advanced forward error correction, uses more efficient modulation modes --such as 8PSK, 16APSK, or 32APSK, and best covers customers’ requirements with its new satellite applications.  Mr. Khalid Balkheyour, the ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=108Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) participates in Africa Telecom 2008 to be held in Cairo, Egypt, 12-15 May 2008 and organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Specialized firms in the field of information technology industry are also participating to exhibit the latest innovations in IT and telecommunications.  "Arabsat’s participation in this exhibition comes in coincidence with the close launch of its new satellite Badr-6 and also with its openness to the African market with more comprehensive coverage and high space capacities in telecommunications and high definition television (HDTV)" said Eng Khalid A. Balkheyour, CEO of Arabsat. added ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=109Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT   Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat), organizes the 1st forum of financial officers at Concorde El Salam Hotel, Sharm El-Shaikh resort, Egypt, on 23-24 April 2008 to be attended by a considerable crowd of Arab financial directors.   "We look forward to meeting with the key financial officials at Arab and foreign TV broadcasting firms as well as telecom companies in the Arab region in order to explore their latest needs and update them with the latest edge of financial systems Arabsat implements with its customers, in addition to upgrading the efficiency of Arabsat customers service systems and to make a quality leap in order to activate and increase between ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=110Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTRiyadh & Munich. -- ARABSAT is proud to announce that it has won from Dr DISH TV of Munich, Germany, the 2008 award of “Best Satellite Organization” at a recent ceremony in Dubai, UAE.  Organized by DrDish Television from Munich, Germany –the first and only independent TV station for media and communication technology-- in cooperation with CABSAT –the leading International Electronic Media & Satellite Communications Event for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, an Awards Ceremony was held in Dubai, UAE to honour the winners and the nominees of the the DrDish TV Awards, a yearly event recognizing quality products, professional services and genuine ideas in the field a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=111Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTAttended by Arab Telecom Ministers, Arabsat holds its 31st General Assembly in Marrakesh, Morocco April 9, 2008  The General Assembly of the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) holds its 31st  meeting  on Wednesday 9 April, 2008 in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is consisted of the Arab ministers of communications.  H.E. Engineer Khalid A. Balkheyour, Arabsat President & CEO, reported that the agenda of this session will discuss the annual report of the Board of Directors, select new board members and approve the final account of 2007 in addition to other important issues. The General Assembly meeting shall be preceded by the meeting of the Board of of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=112Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT The launch of the state-of-the-art Badr-6 which is signified by its high satellite capacities, in the next two months is becoming closer. This launch is adding more value and high flexibility and reliability to Arabsat fleet, the most advanced fleet in the Middle East region. Arabsat presents the high-definition TV service in its booth at the 14th Middle East Cable and satellite show (CABSAT2008) held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DWTC) from 4 - 6 March 2008. Moreover Arabsat is concurrently sponsoring the High Definition TV studio which is introduced by Dubai International Trade Center for the first time. Arabsat will provide this studio with the required ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=113Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTInteractive TV games and programs in the region get a new leap as International Media Concepts Ltd (IMC) has started its operations. It is launching its interactive TV channel - MG TV on Arabsat Bader 4 - from 1st of March 2008. Users will be able to access MG TV from first week of March, offering extremely Mobile, interactive and visual popular games a In keeping with trends and social tastes in the region, MG TV will focus more on family oriented games and also action games such as sports, action, racing, polling etc which are suitable for all viewers. The gaming platform will be fully automated, and interacts with viewers by SMS and IVR (Interactive Voting and Response) services to TV a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=114Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTARABSAT is pleased to announce and  confirm that the 2B satellite orbit inclination has been fully corrected and the satellite is currently within its nominal orbital window.  This was achieved due to the relentless efforts made by the ARABSAT team of engineers with the help of the satellite and ground system contractor, Thales Alenia Space.  ARABSAT 2B is now operating nominally and serving our valuable customers from its orbital window at 30.5 degE, with full payload capacity and all equipment and systems operating in nominal configuration.  In addition, it still has enough fuel to live well into the year 2012.  At the operational level, all measures have been a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=115Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTARABSAT AND SAUDI HOLLANDI BANK SIGN US$300 MILLION MURABAHA CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT FOR ARABSAT’S STRATEGIC GLOBAL EXPANSION  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 14th December 2007 – Arabsat, the world’s 9th largest satellite operator and the leading provider in the Middle East and North Africa, today signed a strategic agreement with Saudi Hollandi Bank for an Islamic facility that will secure Arabsat’s expansion over the next five years.  The agreement was concluded in the presence of Engineer Khalid A. Balkheyour, Arabsat President & CEO, and Abdulrahman S. Baselm, Arabsat VP Financial Affairs and Abdulelah Al Shaikh, General Manager Corporate Banking Group, Mosaad Al-Hammadi will ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=116Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTArab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) will hold an information symposium for its clients in the Moroccan Kingdom in the presence of the TV broadcasters and satellite communications owners and officials in addition to a throng of media representatives at Hilton Hotel in Rabat on Monday 10th. December. Arabsat President & Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Khaled bin Ahmed Balkhiyoor stated that the symposium will be attended by Arabsat clients in the Moroccan Kingdom. He voiced hope that it shall enable them to meet with the TV broadcasters and satellite communications owners and officials in Morocco, to be acquainted with their latest requirements, and to brief them on – ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=117Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTIn line with ARABSAT's continued commitment to keep its customers updated and well informed of the latest status of the -2B satellite, ARABSAT is pleased to announce that the satellite's orbit inclination is under full control and should be back to its nominal window within the next three weeks.  In spite of that, almost all services on the satellite have been fully recovered and the satellite coverage is not affected by the current slight inclination.  ARABSAT is also pleased to announce that -2B will continue to serve our valued customers well into the year 2012 and that all necessary operational steps have been taken -in collaboration with the satellite manufacturer- to the ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=118Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFollowing the incident reported last week that affected the Arabsat-2B satellite, Arabsat is pleased to confirm to its customers that the manoeuvre for bringing the spacecraft back to its nominal 30.5° East orbital location has been successfully completed.  After a detailed review of all subsystems and functions, Arabsat Engineers confirmed that the satellite is running nominally. However, and as a result of the initial recovery procedure consequences, the satellite is currently still experiencing a temporary inclination that will be gradually corrected.  The Arabsat engineering team, together with the manufacturer experts, are thoroughly investigating the matters in order to ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=119Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTRiyadh , Thursday, September 27th, 11:00 GMT -- ARABSAT, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization, announced that on Wednesday September 26th, at 13:30 GMT, its Arabsat-2B satellite has experienced a minor glitch that affected the pointing of the satellite. Within approximately 2 hours, the problem was corrected and the satellite recovered its nominal pointing.  Precautionary measurements made after its pointing recovery have demonstrated that the satellite is in perfect health, with all of its sub-systems running nominally. None of these systems suffered any physical or operational damage. The satellite is currently running with its primary equipment and no reconfiguration to ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=120Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) participates in the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) held in Amsterdam, Holland The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) participates in the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) held in Amsterdam, Holland, 7-11 September 2007. This convention is considered as the biggest international gathering attended by a large number of satellite TV broadcasting officials to display the state-of-the-art technology in satellite telecommunications. Arabsat, in its oriental-type exhibition that reflects the Arab World in terms of design and shape, shall present its services and the latest top of the line technology ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=121Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMTGEORING AND ARABSAT SIGN MoU FOR CO-OPERATION ON THE ON-ORBIT SERVICING PROGRAMME HERMES Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) 03 September 2007, - KOSMAS GEORING Services, a company developing an innovative system for On-Orbit servicing named HERMES, and the Satellite Operator of the Arab league ARABSAT, signed on 27th July 2007 a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on development and validation of On-Orbit Servicing.  The companies have agreed to cooperate on the development of innovative solutions for extending the lifetime of ARABSAT satellites and for providing the capability to receive fuel replenishment in orbit. ARABSAT will provide  material and knowledge assets to ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=122Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMTِArousati … the first satellite TV station to broadcast via Badr 4 from Arabsat’s new platform in Cairo The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed an agreement to include Arousati satellite channel within Arabsat’s primary neighbourhood of satellite TV channels. "Arousati is the first satellite TV station to broadcast via Arabsat’s new platform in Nilesat headquarters in Cairo ; it is the first product of cooperation between the two Arab organizations – Arabsat and Nilesat” announced Mrs. Nahed Ghazzawi, Chairman, Trackat Board of Directors.  Engr. Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat CEO, welcomed the joining of Arousati to Arabsat's extensive neighbourhoods of at ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=123Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMTRuppichteroth, Germany, & Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- July 12th, 2008. To serve the growing demand in the Middle East and African market, CETel has formally contracted with Arabsat to provide services on its recently launched BADR-6 satellite.  The satellite has a perfect stretched coverage over Africa . CETel committed to one full transponder, with the opportunity to enlarge its capacity. As one of the first satellite communications provider CETel will be able to offer its Teleport & Satellite services on its BADR-6 capacities via a new 9.3m antenna from Vertex pointing to this new satellite. Arabsat and CETel have built up a strong and reliable relatioship with joint 1- and a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=59Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMTTalia is pleased to announce the long-term lease of a full transponder on Arabsat BADR-4. The 36MHz transponder is focused over the Middle East and North Africa, and will be used to provide new iDirect and dedicated services to Talia customers throughout the region.  'Talia are committed to providing the best services, and Arabsat BADR-4 is the best satellite for the Middle East,' said Travis Mooney, Talia's Chief Operating Officer. 'The strength of BADR-4's coverage and the current lack of available capacity over the region sold us on a full transponder.'  Services available on BADR-4 will include new networks on Talia's iDirect shared platform, DVB/SCPC, and SCPC/SCPC iSCPC. ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=124Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMTMr. Ford M. Fraker, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia has paid a visit to Arabsat Headquarters in the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh.  Engr. Khaled bin Ahmad Balkhyour, Arabsat CEO, welcomed the visit of H.E. the ambassador who expressed his delight with this friendly visit and said “ this visit comes in line with the exchange of visits to explore the joint horizons of cooperation and services that could be provided by Arabsat in the telecommunications field and its role in the promotion of media exchange at regional and international levels ” .  It is worth mentioning that Arabsat is drafting the final touches of contracts for manufacturing and launching of its 5th generation that ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=125Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTIn line with the persistent endeavors aiming at the enhancement of Arabsat's pioneer position in the field of satellite transmission and telecommunications services, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) presents, in premiere exclusivity to the Middle East, the very first commercial High-Definition TV service on its stand at the 13th Middle East Cable and satellite show (CABSAT2007) held at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from 6-8 March 2007, with a notable regional and international presence to display the state-of-the-art in the satellite broadcasting technology.  Engineer Khaled Balkheyour, Arabsat President & CEO, indicated as a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=126Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMTFor the first time, Middle-East viewers can now enjoy the beauties of luxury lifestyle at home with the stunning picture quality of High Definition TV thanks to new LUXE.tv-HD channel on Arabsat BADR-4 satellite @ 26°East. Dubai, March 6, 2007 - On the occasion of the contract signature on the ARABSAT stand today at the CabSat show in Dubai, Mr. Jean STOCK, Executive Chairman of LUXE.tv, and Mr. Khalid BALKHEYOUR, Chief Executive Officer and President of ARABSAT (Arab Satellite Communications Organization), announced the official launch of "LUXE.tv HD", the very first High Definition TV channel to be broadcasted over the Middle-East & North-Africa region. The channel is broadcasted on ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=127Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMTThe Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) held a ceremony to commemorate 50 years of Satellite in Space "Human Timeline" in conjunction with Satellite-2007 Conference in Washington DC, USA. During the ceremony, Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat), represented by Mr. Khalid Balkheyour, President & CEO, was honored as the first satellite operator in the Middle East and Southern Mediterranean region.  Mr. David Bross, Chairman of SPPI, and Dom Stasi, CEO introduced the honorees.  The ceremony started by recognizing the Russian Space Agency for its extraordinary achievement since the 1957 launch of Sputnik I, then INTELSAT of USA, TELSAT of a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=128Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMTParis & Riyadh, le 31 Janvier 2007 – Arabsat et GlobeCast annoncent avoir débuté la diffusion par satellite de la nouvelle chaîne de télévision privée 100 % maghrébine : NESSMA. Le programme est désormais accessible en réception directe en bande-Ku pour les 130 Million de téléspectateurs recevant le tout nouveau satellite BADR-4 d'Arabsat à forte puissance couvrant toute l’Afrique du Nord et l'ensemble du Moyen Orient à 26°Est, la position-phare du monde Arabe. GlobeCast fournira également à NESSMA un accès à son service WING Content Exchange, permettant le transfert sécurisé de programmes audiovisuels par Internet. Chaîne du groupe Karoui & Karoui World, NESSMA suscite un vif du ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=129Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMTArab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is participating in the Cairo ICT held at the exhibition grounds in Cairo, Egypt, on 04 - 07 February 2007 with a heavy regional and international presence of Arab and foreign key players to display the latest edge in the technology of information and telecommunications. Mr. Khalid Balkhyour, Arabsat President & CEO, disclosed that Arabsat's participation in this convention comes following the successful launch and commercial operation of Badr-4, the first 4th generation satellite which will enable Arabsat provide high-definition TV transmission services due to the state-of-the-art technologies and large capacities of Badr-4. with ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=130Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT), and the Egyptian Satellite Company (Nilesat) signed a strategic partnership agreement enabling ARABSAT to establish a new "ARABSAT Media Gateway" ("AMG") from Cairo, located in Nilesat's 6th of October City free zone area premises. Engineer Khalid Ahmed Balkheyour, ARABSAT's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Amin Basyouni, Nilesat's Chairman, have expressed their great mutual satisfaction and happiness towards having reached this key agreement in the satellite broadcasting field which will benefit millions of Arab viewers, considering it as a critical first step towards a further constructive and mutually beneficial a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=131Sat, 02 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT Paris, November 13, 2006 - On the occasion of the visit to the FRANCE 24 premises, by Mr. Khalid Balkheyour, Chief Executive Officer and President of ARABSAT (Arab Satellite Communications Organization), and Mr. Abdelhafid Harguem, Chief Executive Officer of the ASBU (Arab States Broadcasting Union), the Management Board of FRANCE 24, chaired by Alain de Pouzilhac, reasserted its intention to actively collaborate with its partners in the Arab world, led by the satellite operator ARABSAT and the ASBU.At the end of their meeting, FRANCE 24's Chairman of the Board, Alain de Pouzilhac, stated that he was "happy to count ARABSAT and the ASBU among FRANCE 24’s pro-active partners. to a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=133Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTA Russian-built Proton/Breeze-M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched a satellite today that will carry direct-to-home television services, together with voice and broadband services, across the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe.  The Proton launcher lifted off at 2:01 a.m. local time in Baikonur (3:01 p.m. Wednesday EST, 20:01 Wednesday GMT). It carried the BADR-4 satellite built by EADS-Astrium, which contracted for the launch on behalf of the Arab Satellite Communications Organization, ARABSAT, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Mr.Khalid Balkheyour, ARABSAT's President CEO, declared Thanks to the superb combined of a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=135Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTRiyadh, November 5th, 2006 – Arabsat, the leading satellite operator in the Middle East and North Africa region, announce to broadcast the Iraqi Bouquet (11th  TV channels) on the BADR-3 satellite of the Arabsat fleet. the digital distribution platform in Ku-band will allow Iraqi Bouquet to directly access the extensive Middle Eastern and North African audiences via Arabsat’s constellation of BADR satellites @ 26°East. This bouquet include : Al-Blad , Ashour, Al-Dyar, Nahrain, Rafedain, Al-Bagdadia, Ashtar, Al-Masar, Al-Salam, Turkomania, , Kordistan. Viewers may watch Iraqi Boquet by tuning to the following technical BADR-3 @ 26° East Frequency:      12,073 ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=136Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTIBC - Amsterdam, September 10th, 2006 – Today at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Arabsat (Arab Satellite Telecommunications Organization), the leading satellite operator in the Middle East and North Africa region, based in Saudi-Arabia, the ASBU (Arab States Broadcasting Union), based in Tunisia, and Newtec, based in Belgium, announced they have signed a major partnership for the progressive deployment of their MENOS project: The ASBU, which is currently operating a large international radio and television satellite exchange network on the Arabsat satellite fleet, has awarded a contract to Newtec for the supply and installation of a revolutionary broadband IP-based for a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=137Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTAs part of its upcoming ambitious fleet renewal and expansion program for the next 3 years, Satcom operator Arabsat has selected Arianespace for the launch of its recently ordered BADR-6 satellite in 2008. Khalid Balkheyour, President & CEO, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, have signed yesterday in Paris the according launch contracts.   This is the 10th contract signed by Arianespace with customers from the Middle East.   BADR-6 (technically, Arabsat-4AR) will be launched by an Ariane 5 during the first half of 2008, from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.   With this new order, satellites based ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=138Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMTAudiences across the Middle East and North Africa will soon be tuning into a unique, new Arabic language radio station that brings together programmes and content from around the world, following the signing of an agreement between WRN and leading satellite operator Arabsat. The new radio station development by WRN, the London-based leading international broadcaster and transmission service provider, will bring together daily programmes produced by the Arabic departments of many of the world’s leading public radio broadcasters. Listeners will be able to hear daily perspectives from Montreal with Radio Canada International, Seoul from KBS World Radio, Moscow with Voice of Russia, Bucharest ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=139Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTAlcatel Alenia Space announced today that it will provide the communication payload on-board BADR-6 (“full moon”), the third of the Arab Satellite Communications Organization's (Arabsat) fourth-generation satellites. The BADR-6 satellite, whose prime contractor is EADS Astrium, is scheduled to be operational in 2008.  Covering a stretched zone encompassing the entire Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), plus a large part of the sub-Saharan Africa, BADR-6 will primarily provide the Arab League's telecommunications organization with expansion and "hot" in-orbit back-up capacity for its core direct TV broadcasting customers, as well as a significantly larger number of options for ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=140Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTArabsat, the leading satellite operator in the Middle East and North Africa region, and Mlive announce a five-year agreement to broadcast the Mlive channels on the BADR-3 satellite of the Arabsat fleet. Uplinked from Arabsat's strategic partner Jordan Media City, the digital distribution platform in Ku-band will allow Mlive to directly access the extensive Middle Eastern and North African audiences via Arabsat’s constellation of BADR satellites @ 26°East. Furthermore, thanks to its dual-broadcasting on Arabsat's "SEE-DIGITAL" C-band platform on its BADR-C satellite, Mlive will also dramatically extend its reach towards the numerous sub-Saharan viewers tuned to 26°E already watching a of 37 ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=141Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTAudiences in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East can now enjoy a range of BBC radio programmes in two streams - Arabic and English.  Both languages are available in digital quality sound, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to a renewed partnership between the international radio and online broadcaster BBC World Service and the satellite operator Arabsat.  Simon Kendall, Business Development Manager, BBC World Service, said: “We are delighted to be renewing our already long standing relationship with Arabsat. This agreement will ensure that substantial audiences across the Arab world will have easy access to both our English and Arabic radio services.”  Khalid a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=142Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed a contract with the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS Astrium) for the manufacturing of BADR-6 satellite for Arabsat.  Mr. Khalid Balkheyour, Arabsat President & CEO, disclosed that Arabsat has signed today the manufacturing contract for BADR-6 which will be completed and become ready for launching by mid 2008. The signing of this contract comes within Arabsat's strategic plans and endeavours to continue in the possession and operation of space satellites.  Engineer Balkheyour also added that Arabsat will launch the 4th generation of BADR-4 in the last quarter of 2006 and the contracting a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=143Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe General Assembly of the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) holds its 29th  meeting  on May 24, 2006 in Muscat. It gathers the ministers of telecommunications of its Arab member states. The meeting sessions will discuss the annual report of the Board of Directors, select new board members and approve the 2005 financial report, in addition to other important issues. The General Assembly meetings shall be preceded by the meeting of the Board of Directors of Arabsat on 21 and 22-May 2006 under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Shehri. The country members forming the Board of Directors in this session are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, United Arab ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=144Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed an agreement for the extension  of Jawrat Al-Ballout station with the Telecommunications Ministry of Lebanon to upgrade the station's capacity in order to establish new bouquets and cope with future extensions in satellite TV broadcasting expected to take place in the region.  The Lebanese side in the signing ceremony of the Agreement was headed by Engineer Abdul-Monem Yousef, Director General of Investment and maintenance in the Ministry of telecommunications, while Engineer Tarek bin Ahmad Balkheyour, VP for Marketing and Sales presided over Arabsat delegate.   Engineer Abdul-Monem Yousef welcomed a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=145Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Jordan Media City (JMC) to set up Television integrated solutions centres and centres for broadcasting and storage of TV materials which will form an attraction factor for broadcasting companies and private TV stations to meet the increasing demand in the developing digital transmission market. "Pursuant to this Agreement, TV materials broadcasting centres will be made available along with the provision of all associated equipment based on integrated TV solutions basis" says Radhi Al-Khus, Managing Director, JMC. "The Agreement will also make it possible to afford storage services TV ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=146Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) has signed an agreement to include U-Mark satellite channel within the Arabsat primary neighbourhood of satellite TV channels at 26° East orbital location.  "U-Mark will provide its viewers with significant TV shopping capabilities for a large variety of products," says Mr. Said Saleh Al-Ghamdi, General Manager of United Trading & Marketing Ltd. Co. (U-Mark). "U-Mark has selected Arabsat due to its distinguished and unique environment of services, vast geographical coverage, and moreover, un-comparable audience reach of 130 Million viewers throughout the entire Arab world" added Al-Ghamdi.  Mr. Khalid Balkheyour, CEO, ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=147Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTArabsat is honored to extend its gratitude and thankfulness to all of its customers for the true support and continuous commitments from their side expressed after the unfortunate difficulties that our Proton launcher experienced on March 1st, leading to the placement of Arabsat-4A short of its final orbit.  Arabsat has long-established emergency plans and contingencies for all possible circumstances, including the failure of any Arabsat 4th Generation launches, and is now actively implementing them.  These plans will ensure the continuity of long term service provision for all customers currently on our fleet at 26° East until we are confident that BADR-4 is successfully and a ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=148Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTCommenting on what has been reported lately in the media and news agencies about the launch of Arabsat-4A – Eng. Khalid Ahmed Balkhyour (CEO of Arabsat) declared that Arabsat would like to clarify the following:  As part of Arabsat’s new satellite launching program, the 1st satellite of Arabsat’s 4th generation satellites – Arabsat-4A - has been launched in the morning of March 01, 2006 from the Baikonour Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. According to the available technical information released by the Russian Space Agency, the Proton Breeze M vehicle carrying Arabsat-4A has failed to place the satellite into its correct orbit. Arabsat is still actively pursuing all means of coordinating with ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=149Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTFollowing the Khrunichev and International Launch Services' press release issued earlier today, Arabsat regrets to announce that its satellite Arabsat-4A did not reach its designated space location in due time according to nominal scheduled plan. At this time, it is premature to comment on the actual and future satellite status. Arabsat is reviewing all options to best address the situation. The pre-announced services' transition plan to the Arabsat-4A satellite is on hold until further notice. Meanwhile, we would like to immediately reassure all of our commercial customers that their current services will be totally unaffected and continue to be operated as present under the exact same ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=150Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Proton-M launch vehicle to launch the Arabsat 4A communications satellite was delivered to Baikonur on Tuesday night; Jan 24, 2006. The same day in the morning an An-124 (Russian) airplane, with the Arabsat 4A aboard, landed at the Yubileiny airport, in Baikonur. The launch vehicle and the satellite will be transported to AITB where specialists will start their preparations for launch. The (window) launch of the Proton-M, with a Breeze-M upper stage, and Arabsat 4A, is scheduled for the night of February 28, through to March 1, 2006.  http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=151Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMTArabsat is sponsoring The first annual Middle East Broadcasters Conference and Exposition, MEB 2005,  which will take place from December 8-10, 2005 at the Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure (BIEL) Center.  This comprehensive show offers several events, including conferences, exhibitions, a gala awards dinner, and a live High Definition (HD) TV station. ArabSat to broadcast MEB-HD 24 hours a day for the three days of the show.  MEB-HD will give broadcasters in the region a chance to see the latest technology in action and will help them learn how they can realistically begin the conversion to HD in their own stations. The (HD) TV station’s content will include ¾ ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=152Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMTArabsat CEO Eng. Khaled Balkhyour says this teaming agreement will provide VSAT services for ARABSATs Customers & all areas covered by current ARABSAT’s satellite & 4th generation satellite which it will be launched by end of this year with highly power & competitive prices as full services (Total solution)  Also Balkheyour says: the typical applications of the system are: trunking for PSTN telephony, IP data wide area networking, networking of corporate voice/data, videoconferencing, internet access, backhaul for cellular and wireless Local Loop, Maritime communications, exploration for gas& other natural resources, backup links for terrestrial systems.   ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=153Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTARABSAT, a Leading provider of satellite communications to the Arab World, today announced the signature of a contract with Al Afdaliyah Marketing Group Ltd. to support satellite broadcasting of the two new GHENWA and MERSAL satellite TV channels which will add to ARABSAT TV Channels bouquet. Eng. Abdullah Al Fada, General Manager, Al Afdaliyah Marketing Group Ltd. announced that the launch of GHENWA and MERSAL satellite TV channels on ARABSAT 2D satellite platform marks the first product within Al Afdaliyah Group’s planned scope of work for the launch of 18 satellite channels. This will compliment its specialized channels bouquet that meet viewers needs of drama, kids, music, tourism, Al ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=154Wed, 20 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMTLeading satellite operator Arabsat and the BBC’s international news and information channel, BBC World, announce a five-year agreement to broadcast BBC World on Arabsat 2D and on Arabsat’s renewed fourth-generation satellite Arabsat 4A, set for launch in late 2005. The digital distribution platform in Ku-band will allow BBC World direct access to the Middle Eastern and North African markets via Arabsat’s satellite fleet.  Arabsat CEO Eng. Khalid A. Balkheyour says:  “Arabsat is proud of the renewal of this service for a prestigious customer; it is the result of the strong partnership we have developed with BBC World over the years. Arabsat is always keen to be the pioneer in of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=155Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMTArabsat and Arab Commercial Group concluded an agreement for Al-Sham Satellite Channel joining Arabsat.   Mohammed Akram Al-Jundi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Arab Technical Production outlined that Al-Sham is the first Syrian private channel which will care for the Arab family affairs though serious programs that foster Arab communities ties.   Al-Jundi advised that Al-Sham Channel has selected Arabsat for its distinct cutting-edge services utilizing the latest state-of-the-art technology of the 4th generation wide-footprint geographical coverage which shall be launched late 2005. Arabsat CEO Eng. Khaled Balkhyour says viewers may receive the channel broadcasting ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=156Tue, 05 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMTARABSAT, the leading satellite services operator in the Middle East, announced today the opening of the ARABSAT Customer Service Office in Dubai Media City.  The announcement is made in conjunction with the CabSat Exhibition in Dubai March 8-10, 2005.  “ARABSAT is proud to announce the opening of our Customer Service Office here in Dubai where so many important broadcast and telecommunications companies are based,” said Khalid A. Balkheyour, ARABSAT President & CEO.  “This new Customer Service Office is one of several new regional offices we will be opening in the near future as part of our comprehensive strategy to provide outstanding Customer Service and is another of ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=157Wed, 09 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Four leading players in the region’s broadcast industry announced today that they have joined forces to demonstrate the region’s first ever Live HDTV transmission via satellite during the CabSat Exhibition being held in Dubai March 8 -10, 2005. The leading innovators on this project are:  §         ARABSAT -- the region’s leading satellite services provider – is contributing transponder capacity on its ARABSAT 2B satellite §         Samacom -- the leading provider of satellite communication services in the Middle East -- is providing end-to-end system operation and uplink services to the MEA ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=158Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMTGlobeCast, Arabsat and ASBU today mark one year of successful partnership in the worldwide distribution of the Arabsat/ASBU digital bouquet of Arabic-language channels. Since the launch of this satellite bouquet, the three market leaders have succeeded in turning this project into a true reference for the satellite industry.   By attracting new broadcasters and proposing new services, GlobeCast, Arabsat and ASBU have expanded the bouquet’s potential viewership and footprint offering new coverage on Astra 1E in Europe and PAS-8 in Australia. With this maximum global coverage, channels worldwide are able to join the bouquet and viewers on five continents are free to view its the ...http://localhost:4401/Arabsat/pages/PressReleaseDetails.aspx?id=159Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT