National Media Council (United Arab Emirates)

National Media Council

المجلس الوطني للإعلام
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Independent federal body overview
Formed	2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Dissolved	2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Jurisdiction	United Arab Emirates
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi
Website	nmc.gov.ae/en-us

The National Media Council (Arabic: المجلس الوطني للإعلام, romanized: al-Majlis al-Watani li'al-Ealam) (NMC) is a federal institution of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) that was established by virtue of Federal Law No. 1 of 2006. The institution regulates media in the UAE, which includes restricting and punishing domestic and foreign media outlets for content that the government considers objectionable.^[1]