Al Qurain TV, a new Kuwaiti TV channel, [announced yesterday] that it will launch on Thursday, 17 of April, 2008. The channel, which was supposed to begin broadcasting during the next Ramadan season, has decided to launch earlier than scheduled due to the upcoming elections. The new channel, with political socio-economic objective, will raise issues of concern trying to narrow the gap in viewpoints, in search for effective solutions to the problems and issues that disrupt the development of the country.

Adel Al-Mekhaizim, General Manager of Al Qurain, clarified that the channel does not follow any specific political agenda and is unbiased to anything except the betterment of Kuwait. “It was not established to cover the elections, but seeing the situation in the country, we saw an urgency to establish it as soon as possible,” Al-Mekhaizim explained of the creation of the channel. He denied the relation of any candidates or former MPs to the channel. The channel will first specialize in elections coverage, but then will move on to discuss social issues and concerns.

Source: Kuwait Times