2026-08-13T11:51:29-05:00 2025-09-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-10-01 421591205 MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS INC MIDD 2022997465 2101 WILSON BLVD ARLINGTON VA 22201 ANNE R NOBLE CORPORATE SECRETARY 2022997465 2026-08-13 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X ANNE R NOBLE 2101 WILSON BLVD ARLINGTON VA 22201 73800506 0 X WWW.ALHURRA.COM X 2003 DC THE MISSION OF MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC. ("MBN") IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, RELEVANT AND RELIABLE NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT THE REGION, THE WORLD, AND THE UNITED STATES. MBN BROADENS THE RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES -- PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE UNITED STATES -- AVAILABLE IN THE REGION AND THUS SERVES AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 10 9 398 10 0 0 113294820 73837221 0 0 0 -21441 0 -67215 113294820 73748565 0 0 0 0 71149644 41901954 0 0 0 37836442 25571282 108986086 67473236 4308734 6275329 29992066 44618539 26853881 44830361 3138185 -211822 X THE MISSION OF MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC. ("MBN") IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE, RELEVANT AND RELIABLE NEWS AND INFORMATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE MIDDLE EAST ABOUT THE REGION, THE WORLD, AND THE UNITED STATES. MBN BROADENS THE RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES -- PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE UNITED STATES -- AVAILABLE IN THE REGION AND THUS SERVES AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF US PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. 0 0 64048596 MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS, INC. IS AN ARABIC-LANGUAGE MEDIA COMPANY, GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS. IN 2024, FROM ITS HEADQUARTERS IN SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA AND FROM REPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, MBN PROVIDED ACCURATE, RELIABLE NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES TO ITS AUDIENCE, WHILE ALSO REPORTING ON MISSION-ALIGNED STORIES FROM THE REGION, MANY OF WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNTOLD. MBN'S ACCURATE AND CREDIBLE REPORTING DREW 34.1 MILLION PEOPLE TO ITS PLATFORMS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. IN CONTRAST TO ITS REGIONAL COMPETITORS, MOST OF WHICH PRESENT "NEWS AND INFORMATION SKEWED BY THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND/OR RELIGIOUS INTERESTS OF THEIR FUNDERS, MBN'S REPORTS ARE TRUSTWORTHY AND FACT-BASED. MBN ALSO OFFERED IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION PROGRAMS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ISSUES IN AND ABOUT THE REGION. 64048596 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 234 0 1 398 1 0 1 LE IZ MO AE IS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ANNE R NOBLE 2022997465 2101 WILSON BOULEVARD 11TH FLOOR ARLINGTON VA 22201 VICTOR JEFFREY GEDMIN PRESIDENT/CEO (FROM 4/24) 40.00 X X 161705 0 3651 AMBASSADOR RYAN CROCKER INTERIM BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALIA IBRAHIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY MCNULTY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBASSADOR SUSAN ZIADEH DIRECTOR- AUDIT CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILAN BERMAN DIRECTOR (FROM 2/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KLIGERMAN DIRECTOR - AUDIT MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM MELIA DIRECTOR (FROM 2/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMIRA MAATY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAREK MASOUD DIRECTOR (FROM 2/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE NOBLE SECRETARY & TREASURER 40.00 X 182189 0 19530 WILLIAM J SABATINI CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER 40.00 X 179624 0 18865 DEIRDRE KLINE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 159965 0 11859 MOHAMMAD SAMIM SEDIQI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (UNTIL 12/24) 40.00 X 239194 0 119 HASSAN SHWIKI DIRECTOR, MBN ACADEMY 40.00 X 198278 0 21773 THAER SOUKAR SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL 40.00 X 181557 0 18046 SAAD AL FALAHI STUDIO CAMERA AND ROBOTICS OP 40.00 X 174735 0 18058 KHALIL I M LUBBARD PUB. 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EXPENSES REPORTED FOR MOROCCO SUBSIDIARY IN CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 739,204. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 2 285 PROGRAM SERVICES NEWSGATHERING AND PRODUCTION FOR MBN'S MEDIA PLATFORMS (BROADCAST AND DIGITAL) 11074037 2 285 0 0 2 285 11074037 0 11074037 1 0 1 0 0 1 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MOHAMMAD SAMIM SEDIQI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (UNTIL 12/24 201838 0 0 0 37356 0 0 0 119 0 239313 0 0 0 IMAD HAMED HAJ FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE 181725 0 0 0 50737 0 5683 0 445 0 238590 0 0 0 HASSAN SHWIKI DIRECTOR, MBN ACADEMY 198278 0 0 0 0 0 11897 0 9876 0 220051 0 0 0 ANNE NOBLE SECRETARY & TREASURER 182189 0 0 0 0 0 10931 0 8599 0 201719 0 0 0 THAER SOUKAR SENIOR DIRECTOR, DIGITAL 181557 0 0 0 0 0 10893 0 7153 0 199603 0 0 0 WILLIAM J SABATINI CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER 179624 0 0 0 0 0 10778 0 8087 0 198489 0 0 0 SAAD AL FALAHI STUDIO CAMERA AND ROBOTICS OP 174735 0 0 0 0 0 10484 0 7574 0 192793 0 0 0 KHALIL I M LUBBARD PUB. STANDARDS & BEST PRAC. EDITOR 167010 0 0 0 0 0 10021 0 12806 0 189837 0 0 0 DEIRDRE KLINE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 154965 0 5000 0 0 0 8998 0 2861 0 171824 0 0 0 VICTOR JEFFREY GEDMIN PRESIDENT/CEO (FROM 4/24) 161705 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3651 0 165356 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED SEPARATION COMPENSATION: - MOHAMMAD SAMIM SEDIQI $37,356 - IMAD HAMED HAJ $50,737 PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A MERIT BASED BONUS: - DEIRDRE KLINE $5,000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL, OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE TEAM PRIOR TO FILING. FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVIEW, MBN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO IS PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MBN REQUIRES EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DISCLOSE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN ANY ACTIVITY, PRACTICE, OR CONDUCT THAT MAY CONFLICT WITH OR MIGHT REASONABLY APPEAR TO CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTS OF MBN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO PREVENT THE INTERESTS OF ANY EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, OR BOARD MEMBER FROM INTERFERING WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES TO MBN, AND TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS NO PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, OR POLITICAL GAIN MADE AT THE EXPENSE OF MBN. MBN'S CODE OF ETHICS REQUIRES NOT JUST THE DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICT(S) OF INTEREST, BUT THE RECUSAL OF ANY INTERESTED PARTY FROM ANY DECISIONS RELATING THERETO. EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO BELIEVE THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST NOTIFY MBN'S GENERAL COUNSEL THEREOF IN WRITING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 MBN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES AND APPROVES THE SALARY OF THE CEO/PRESIDENT OF MBN, AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION (E.G., PERFORMANCE BONUS OR COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT) PROVIDED TO THE CEO/PRESIDENT. THE SALARY IS INITIALLY SET FOLLOWING A SURVEY OF COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER USAGM GRANTEES (WHICH DATA IS COMPILED AND MAINTAINED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD CHAIR). MBN HIRES AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO ANALYZE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND PAY BANDS. THE LAST GLOBAL COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN JULY 2017 AND INCLUDED ALL POSITION AT MBN, WORLDWIDE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 MBN MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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