Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC. (MBN) MISSION IS TO EXPAND THE SPECTRUM OF IDEAS, OPINIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES AVAILABLE IN THE MEDIA OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; PROVIDE OBJECTIVE, ACCURATE, AND RELEVANT NEWS AND INFORMATION; AND ACCURATELY REPRESENT AMERICA, AMERICANS, AND AMERICAN POLICIES. THROUGH ITS MULTIMEDIA BROADCASTS, MBN SEEKS TO INFORM, ENGAGE, AND CONNECT WITH THE REGIONS' PEOPLE IN SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL FREEDOMS.
EXPAND THE SPECTRUM OF IDEAS & PERSPECTIVES IN THE MEDIA OF THE MIDDLE EAST & N AFRICA.
MBN PRIMARY BRANDS CURRENTLY INCLUDE ALHURRA AND RADIO SAWA. ALHURRA OPERATES TWO, 24/7 ARABIC - LANGUAGE NEWS AND INFORMATION TELEVISION CHANNELS - ALHURRA/ALHURRA HD AND ALHURRA - IRAQ RADIO SAWA BROADCASTS 24/7 ON TWO PROGRAMMING STREAMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, AND WEB SITES AS SOURCES OF UP-TO-THE-MINUTE NEWS. MBN BROADCASTS FROM ITS HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, WITH PRODUCTION OUTLETS IN WASHINGTON, DC, IRAQ, UAE, LEBANON, ISRAEL, MOROCCO, AND CORRESPONDENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AROUND THE WORLD. MBN REACHES AN ESTIMATED 28 MILLION PEOPLE EACH WEEK AND PROVIDES THE UNITED STATES A DIRECT AND UNDISTORTED LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE ARABIC-SPEAKING POPULATION OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA WITH ITS ESTABLISHED FOOTPRINT ACROSS THE REGION. MBN IS WELL PLACED TO COVER EVENTS AND ISSUES CRITICAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC EXTREMISM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Alberto Miguel Fernandez | PRESIDENT | 40 | $192,236 |
| Nart Bouran | SR. VICE PRESIDENT OF NEWS | 40 | $180,329 |
| Kelley Lehman Sullivan | VP OF ADMINISTRATION/TREASURER | 40 | $169,400 |
| William J Sabatini | GEN. MGR - MBN DIGITAL & RADIO SAWA | 40 | $156,054 |
| Anne Noble | GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY | 40 | $155,807 |
| Hassan Shwiki | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | 40 | $152,473 |
| Mark Sweet | TECHNICAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $143,795 |
| Katia Wakim | NEWS ANCHOR | 40 | $142,417 |
| Hussein Jradi | NEWS ANCHOR | 40 | $139,012 |
| Jeffrey Shell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Kornbluh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Kempner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Crocker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Leon Aron | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike R Pompeo | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kenneth Weinstein | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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