KUN0113 4 GEN 0204 KUWAIT /KUNA-TST4 MDA-IRAQ-IGC-ARABIYA IGC allows Al-Arabiya TV station to reopen Baghdad office BAGHDAD, Jan 28 (KUNA) -- Arabic television station Al Arabiya said on Wednesday Iraqi authorities had allowed it to reopen its Baghdad office after a two-month ban on charges of inciting violence. The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) official spokesman Hamid Al-Kafaei confirmed to KUNA that the ban on the channel was lifted and the Dubai-based satellite channel is now covering events in Baghdad and interviewing officials. For his part, IGC Informational Committee Secretary Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi denied the channel had submitted any commitments to reopen its office there. He added, the committee is trying to devise specific frames for media work that could help Iraqi people and avoid inciting violence. Iraqi police shut down the office last November and the Governing Council accused Al Arabiya of violating the law by airing an audio tape purportedly from ousted president Saddam Hussein, who was captured by U.S. forces in December. Al Arabiya, which has broadcast several audio tapes said to have been recorded by Saddam and calling for U.S.-led occupation forces to be driven out of Iraq, denied the charges. (end) mhg.mo KUNA 282236 Jan 04NNNN