On 28 September, Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) posted that there were reports Emirati authorities had closed Al-Sharqiya’s main office in Dubai and withdrawn its licence. The channel presented the account as reports, not as a KSS statement about the UAE. Al-Sharqiya’s licence status is an allegation in that post.
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated28 Sept, 16:10
“Reports that the Emirati authorities have closed Al-Sharqiya channel’s main office in Dubai and withdrawn its licence.”
انباء عن قيام السلطات الأماراتية بغلق المكتب الرئيسي لـ قناة الشرقية في دبي وتسحب رخصتها.
a dated statement from Al-Sharqiya, a UAE licensing authority, or a separately reported office closure by 5 October; any of these moves this file.