(MENAFN) The British news website the Independent is cooperating with a Saudi media firm to launch four news portals in Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Urdu.
It's known that the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) already operate publications to promote state propaganda, and have links to the royal family.
"Four new websites will offer the highest-quality, free-thinking, independent news, insight and analysis on global affairs and local events," the Independent said in a statement.
"These will be published in Arabic, Urdu, Turkish and Persian. Each site will feature direct translations of articles from independent.co.uk alongside content from teams of SRMG journalists based in London, Islamabad, Istanbul, and New York."
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