Al Araby (TV channel)

Al Araby TV
CountryQatar Qatar
Broadcast areaMENA
NetworkAl Araby
HeadquartersQatar Lusail, Qatar
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Picture formatHDTV
History
LaunchedJanuary 2015
Links
Websitealaraby.com

Al Araby (Arabic: العربي) is a general television network launched in January 2015. It broadcasts a variety of programs and news shows in Arabic, covering society, politics, entertainment and culture. The network has bureaus in several Arab and Western capitals, through 11 bureaus in the Middle East and worldwide.[1] The channel was planned as a counterweight to Al Jazeera, which was allegedly viewed by some as having a pro-Muslim Brotherhood bias.[2][3]

Formerly based in London, Al Araby announced it would move its headquarters to Qatar in 2021.[4] The move was heavily advertised on social media in the weeks leading up to the eventual shift of operations to Lusail planned city on 30 August 2022.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Security Verification | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com.
  2. ^ "Qatar's latest channel Al Araby launches from London". Rapid TV News. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Qatar's Al-Araby Al-Jadeed: Will new media venture silence suspicions?". BBC News. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Alaraby TV Moves its Headquarters to Doha". Alaraby TV. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ "الشرق ترصد تجهيزات العربي للانتقال من لندن إلى لوسيل". جريدة الشرق (in Arabic). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ Qarjouli, Asmahan (30 August 2022). "Al Araby TV moves closer to Arab viewers with new studio in Qatar". Doha News. Retrieved 30 August 2022.