Middle Eastern and North African Satellite Operators

Operators that own and run communications satellites for the Arab world, such as Nilesat of Egypt, which was set up by the Egyptian government to operate Egyptian satellites and their ground control, and Es'hailSat of Qatar, which provides direct-to-home television and was the owner of the first Qatari satellites. An operator belongs here when its cited source places its headquarters in the Middle East or North Africa and describes it as running its own satellites or leasing capacity on them. It sits beside the European and United States operator groups so a visitor can browse by home region.