Huffington Post shuts down its Arabic news website

CAIRO: The Huffington Post have decided to shut down its Arabic edition, HuffPost Arabi, after three years of operation.
The Huffington Post Media Group said the step came in line with a mutual decision with its partner Integral Media Strategies.
A message on the website’s main page said: “HuffPost Arabi will no longer be publishing content as of March 30.” Instead, it directed readers to the mother website Huffpost.com or asked them to check out a new online portal named “Arabi Post.”
Huffington Post partnered with Wadah Khanfar, the former CEO of Al Jazeera Media Network, to launch its Arabic edition in 2015.
The platform was dedicated for covering news across the Arab World, but was often criticized for its controversial content deemed inconsistent with the liberal American news brand.
The website was already inaccessible in some Arab countries over alleged affiliations with the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood group.