Announcements

THANK YOU for your patience while we continue to fight for MBN.

- Every U.S.-based laid-off employee should have received information from COBRA. If you have any questions at all, please call the COBRA customer service line at 757-340-4567 x118, or you can reach Cindy Hoggard, Senior COBRA Administrator at choggardflex-admincom.

- Every U.S.-based laid-off employee should have access to their Principal 401(k) account. If you are having any issues, please reach out to Hadeel Al Janabi - haljanabimbn-newscom

If you have any other questions regarding MBN benefit programs, please reach out to Hadeel - haljanabimbn-newscom   

Request for letters of recommendation or additional documents can be sent to lettermbn-newscom 

An assistance guide for former MBN U.S.-based employees can be found here. The guide provides information and resources for those who recently lost their job.

A motion for preliminary injunction was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Saturday night. You can read the document here.

A press release was issued on the drastic staff cuts. Read it here. (April 12, 2025).

May 30th, 2025

MBN received its May funding. Receipt of this funding allows us to pay former employees something towards annual leave or other end-of-service benefits. If and when we receive additional disbursements, we will continue to pay former employees. This was a principal reason to continue the legal fight.

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May 28th, 2025

Key Court\nWin for Middle East Broadcasting Networks 

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May 15th, 2025

As you may have seen, MBN received its April funding. Receipt of this funding allows us to pay former employees something towards annual leave or other end-of-service benefits. If and when we receive additional disbursements, we will continue to pay former employees. This was a principal reason to continue the legal fight.

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May 5th, 2025

MBN president and CEO Jeff Gedmin released a note today regarding MBN's situation. Read the details of the note here. 

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