Al-Essi funds 7 news sites attacking the coalition
English - Sunday 01 December 2019 الساعة 12:59 pm
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Informed sources revealed the distribution of Sheikh Ahmed Saleh Al-Essi, President of the Football Association and the owner of Queen Air Balqis, more than 75 thousand dollars to journalists and media in militia Houthi coup.
The sources said that the Deputy Director of the Presidential Office for Economic Affairs, Ahmed Al-Essa, was keen on the participation of Houthi journalists and media professionals, to cover the championship "Gulf 24" currently held in the Qatari capital of Doha, as well as coverage of national teams of football, in the first rounds of the World Cups and Asia and other external partnerships have been held and organized during the past two months.
It added that the cost of travel and residence of the press and media team coming from the governorates (Sana'a, Ibb and Amran), which is controlled by the militia Houthi, amounted to more than 75 thousand dollars, distributed between the rewards and the value of travel tickets and in exchange for accommodation, nutrition, transportation and communications
The sources pointed out that in conjunction of Al-Essi special attention to journalists and media Houthis, he issued directives to his son (Mahfoudh) Chairman of the Board of Air Balqis, to stop the dues of transportation and nutrition allowance on all employees of the company, in addition to reducing 50% of their monthly salaries starting in November 2019 under the pretext of losing the company $20,000.
In this context, the sources confirmed that Ahmad Al-Essi has established and financed more than seven news sites, managed by Houthi and pro-Houthi journalists, who live in the capital Sana'a and Ibb and Amran governorates, and work in a number of media that were controlled by the Houthi militia after they stormed the capital at the end of 2014.
It pointed out that the sites created and financed by the President of the Football Association Ahmed al-Essi, not only publish his statements and cover his movements, but publish press materials supporting the militia Houthi and offend the Arab Alliance.
The sources pointed out that the employees of the Air Balqis, who have been suspended their dues and reduce their salaries, live in areas controlled by the legitimacy, and they have no other source of income.
