Because of death threats … Iraqi journalist Nizar Al-Faris quits presenting TV programs

The Iraqi broadcaster, Nizar Al-Faris, said that he will stop broadcasting television programs on the Iraqi “Al-Rasheed” satellite channel, after receiving direct death threats.

Al-Fares shared, through the “Stories” feature on the “Instagram” social networking site, some messages of death threats and assassinations that he received from some of his followers, and commented on them, saying: “Because of the direct messages threatening to kill, I announce my withdrawal from the world of programs,” according to “Zahrat Al Khaleej” magazine.

Nizar Al-Faris wrote through his account on “Instagram”: “Very important, I announce to you my withdrawal from presenting programs completely without mentioning the reasons .. The volume of pressure is great,” before announcing that he had received death threats.

It is noteworthy that Nizar Al-Faris raised controversy at the beginning of this year due to his meeting with the Egyptian actress, Rania Youssef, as a crisis erupted between them after she accused him of falsifying facts, after broadcasting the interview, in which the Egyptian artist made many statements that sparked controversy on social networking sites, and presented them To severe attack.

Later, Tariq Al-Awadi, the lawyer of the Egyptian actress, submitted a report to the Supreme Media Council against the “Al-Rasheed” satellite channel in which Nizar Al-Fares works, because it does not have a license to work in Egypt, to take legal action against her, indicating that he also submitted a report to the Iraqi embassy against Nizar Al-Faris, referring to His client has the full right to sue him, because he betrayed the confidence she gave him.

This came after the Iraqi broadcaster, Nizar Al-Faris, carried out his threat against Rania Youssef and assigned counsel, Haitham Abbas, to take legal measures against her after accusing him of cutting off parts of her episode in the “With Al-Faris” program to harm her. Abbas said that he is about to take legal measures against Rania Youssef, accusing her of “defaming and falsifying the facts.”