RT Arabic

RT Arabic
CountryRussia
Broadcast areaEurope, Middle East, North Africa, Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, North America
NetworkRT
HeadquartersMoscow
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner(ANO) TV-Novosti
Sister channelsRT
RT Documentary
RT France
RT en español
RT America (formerly)
RT UK (formerly)
History
Launched4 May 2007
Links
Websitearabic.rt.com Edit this at Wikidata
Rusiya Al-Yaum's first logo from 2007 to 2009

RT Arabic, formerly known as Rusiya Al-Yaum (Arabic: روسيا اليوم, lit.'Russia Today'),[1] is a Russian state-owned free-to-air television news channel broadcasting in Arabic and headquartered in Moscow, Russia.[2] Rusiya Al-Yaum started broadcasting on 4 May 2007. The parent company of RT Arabic is TV-Novosti, which is an Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization owned by the Russian Federation.

The channel covers a wide variety of events worldwide from the point of view of the Russian government. It also features interviews, debates and stories about cultural life in Russia and major cities.

  1. ^ "Началось вещание телеканала "Россия сегодня" на арабском языке". РИА Новости. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ "RT Arabic". RT Arabic (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 May 2020.