BBC Arabic live stream

BBC Arabic online television

BBC News Arabic is an international news television channel owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the United Kingdom`s public service broadcaster, with its headquarters located at Broadcasting House in London, England . The channel was launched on March 11, 2008, initially broadcasting 12 hours a day before expanding to a 24-hour service on January 19, 2009 . As a dedicated source for online television, the channel is run by the BBC World Service and broadcasts in Literary Arabic, focusing on news, current affairs, analysis, and documentary programming for audiences across the Middle East and North Africa .

The programming schedule allows viewers to watch live channel coverage of hourly news bulletins and half-hourly news summaries . Key programs include Newshour, an hour-long evening news bulletin airing at 18:00 GMT that features in-depth news analysis, key interviews, and debate on major events ; Nuqtat Hewar, a pioneering live multimedia interactive debating forum originally popular on radio and online, airing three days a week ; and Dars (Arabic for Lesson), an educational program for children aged 11 to 16 whose education has been disrupted by conflict, launched on March 11, 2026, and recorded in Cairo with local presenters, airing weekly on Sundays at 07:30 CLT . The broadcaster also airs BBC Trending at 15:00 GMT, examining the news agenda from a social media perspective . The channel regularly features documentaries from the BBC`s extensive archive and specially produced in-depth reports from the Arab world . Among the channel`s presenters and journalists are Rania Al Alattar, Fida Bassil, Tony El-Khoury, Osman Ayfarah, Hasan Muawad, Lina Musharbash, Dina Waqqaf, Tareq Alaas, Malak Jaafar, and Hamdan Jerjawi . Fiona Crack serves as Deputy Global Director of BBC News, and Nancy El-Nakib is News Editor of the Dars program .

For audiences seeking a reliable live stream of Arabic-language news, BBC News Arabic is widely available as a free-to-air service via multiple satellite platforms. The channel broadcasts in High Definition 1080 on Al Yah 1 at 52.5 degrees East on frequencies 11843 V and 11996 V using DVB-S2 transmission . Additionally, it is available in Standard Definition on Al Yah 1 at 11977 H, as well as on Badr 8 at 26.0 degrees East on frequency 11996 H, on Hotbird 13G at 13.0 degrees East on frequency 11727 V, and on Nilesat 201 at 7.0 degrees West on frequency 12207 V . The channel also broadcasts in North America on Anik F3 at 118.8 degrees West . The channel is accessible as tv online via its official website bbc.com/arabic, which provides a free 16:9 live video stream , ensuring that its news and current affairs programming reaches Arabic-speaking audiences across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, North America, and worldwide.

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