A wealthy Emirati businessman has scrapped plans to launch a new television channel in Lebanon, with his company alleging he and his staff had faced physical threats. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor’s Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group conglomerate announced on Tuesday it had cancelled the launch of the television channel, which aimed to initially broadcast cultural, social, and sporting programmes. Al Habtoor Group cited “severe security challenges”, including what it called physical threats against its founder and chairman, Khalaf Al Habtoor, and staff members. It said it had lodged criminal and civil com…