On 31 October, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official owned media) carried Maysan Provincial Council spokesman Hakim Atiya’s criticism of Shib crossing’s closure and a resident’s statement that people wanted work and would continue protecting the crossing. The resident’s remarks followed the channel’s explicitly named Shib reopening appeals, placing them in that crossing’s livelihood coverage. Earlier that evening, Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official owned media) described Washington as choking trade and Shib as facing economic siege.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media31 Oct, 21:58
“Report | Washington chokes the arteries of trade; Shib crossing faces economic siege.”
تقرير | واشنطن تخنق شرايين التجارة.. منفذ الشيب يواجه الحصار الاقتصادي
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media01 Nov, 01:52
“A Maysan resident: We are just people who want to work, and we will keep protecting “the crossing” all our lives.”
مواطن ميساني: إحنا مجرد ناس نريد نشتغل وطول العمر نبقى نحمي "المنفذ"
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media01 Nov, 02:08
“Maysan Provincial Council spokesman Hakim Atiya tells Al-Ghadeer about the negative effects of closing Shib crossing.”
الناطق باسم مجلس محافظة ميسان حكيم عطية يكشف لـ"الغدير" سلبيات غلق منفذ "الشيب"