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Television channel
Nile TV International
is a public Egyptian television channel. It is the second Egyptian
satellite television
news network in Egypt, and the first
Arab
satellite channel to broadcast its programs in foreign languages;
English
,
French
, and formerly
Hebrew
.
Nile TV International is broadcast on four satellites, allowing for its transmission to reach the whole
Arab world
, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Moreover, it is also broadcast as a terrestrial channel on the
UHF
band.
In July 2009, Nile TV International became formally part of the News Center of the
Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU)
, headed by
Abdel-Latif el-Menawy
.
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Hebrew service
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There used to be a two-hour daily Hebrew service. The broadcast could be viewed outside of Egyptian borders from 6:00 PM CAT to 8:00 PM CAT, and aimed to represent a pan-Arab view.
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Administration
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The channel's current president is Sameh Ragaee, who was previously the president of the Al-Nile Al-Akhbar (Nile News) Channel. He took the post in 2014. The former president, Dr. Mervat Mohsen, had to resign because of a mistake caused by the shift supervisor, who broadcast a documentary on former Egyptian president
Mohamed Morsi
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Former presidents
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- Hassan Hamed
- Halla Hashish
- Dr. Mervat Mohsen
- Nashwa Shalakany
- Mervat el-Kaffas
- Youssef Sherif Rizkallah
Anchors and reporters
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Current English anchors
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- Nermin Nazim
- Hend Farrag
- Nesreen Bahaa El-Din
- Yasser Abdel Hakim
- Radwa Mobarak
- Hany Seif
- Mahetab El-Afandi
- Mayssa Maher
- Mohamed Abdel Rehim
- Ibrahim Kabeel
- Dina Hussein
- Hala El-Hamalawy
- Mona Sweilam
- Nancy Sarah Barakat
- Yasmin Bakir
Current English reporters
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- Mona Moselhy
- Angy Maher
- Nermine Abdel Rahman
- Sally Lamloum
- Amira Mohsen
- Aya El-Batrawy
- Yasmine Ibrahim
- Karim Gamal El-Din
Former English anchors
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Shows
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- Panorama News
- Mondays
- Front Line
- Open to Question
- Arab Affairs
- Business World
- Nile Cruise
- Cairo Watch
- Egypt Today
In Ramadan 2009, the channel embarked on a daily two-hour talk show which aired from downtown Azhar park. "Egyptian Nights" aired 30 episodes and included several high-profile guests and extensive reporting.
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