PA opens new TV station in Damascus
The Palestinian Authority’s official TV station inaugurated its new headquarters in Damascus, a move that was seen as paving the way for normalizing ties with the Syrian regime.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) official news channel, opened its new headquarters Jan. 14 in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the opening of the office in Damascus took place in the presence of prominent Palestinian, Syrian and Arab officials, artists, intellectuals, representatives of the PLO factions in Syria, a number of ambassadors, clerics, members of the People's Council of Syria and representatives of the Syrian Ministry of Information.
Palestine TV is affiliated with PBC, which is a national institution established in 1993 in virtue of a decision by late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
The inauguration of the Palestine TV office in Damascus coincides with some Arab countries restoring their relations with Syria after the conflict in 2011. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain announced the resumption of their embassies’ work in Damascus, and on Jan. 22, Jordan announced the appointment of a new charge d'affaires in its embassy in Syria.
