BBC Arabic
United Arab Emirates
BBC Arabic broadcasts news, current affairs, and documentary programming in Arabic, serving audiences across the Middle East and North Africa. The channel is available via satellite and online streaming in the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the region. Its output includes coverage of regional and international events, analysis, and cultural content. The schedule features daily news bulletins, discussion programmes, and reports on topics such as politics, economics, science, and the arts. BBC Arabic also produces long-form documentaries and interviews. The channel operates as part of the BBC World Service, with a focus on factual journalism and in-depth reporting.
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16:05–17:00
Talking Point
Now
17:00–18:00
Newsnight
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17:30–18:00
Art For Life
Schedule
16:00 - 16:30
BBC News
News
Investigation Keep you up to date with the hottest events and news from every capital in the world, along with in depth reports. Victoria Derbyshire.
16:05 - 17:00
Talking Point
Show
Debate Opens an interactive platform to discuss current events with home viewers, enriched with field reports to poll people's various opinions. Samir Farah, Rasha Qandeel, Nour Al Din Zarouqi.
16:30 - 17:00
Art For Life
Documentary
Arts Explores art in all its forms, revealing how creativity mirrors life in unexpected ways.
LIVE 17:00 - 18:00
Newsnight
News
Investigation A flagship weekly round-up of news and current affairs, including hard-hitting interviews with global opinion-formers, documentary features from every corner of the world. Jeremy Paxman, Emily Maitlis, Kirsty Wark, Gavin Esler.
17:30 - 18:00
Art For Life
Documentary
Arts Explores art in all its forms, revealing how creativity mirrors life in unexpected ways.
18:00 - 18:30
BBC News
News
Investigation Keep you up to date with the hottest events and news from every capital in the world, along with in depth reports. Victoria Derbyshire.
18:30 - 19:00
Global Eye
News
Investigation BBC correspondents from all over the world offer the most exciting stories through great investigations that have succeeded in obtaining numerous awards, thanks to the issues they dealt with and the crime and corruption that have been revealed.
19:00 - 20:00
BBC News
News
Investigation Keep you up to date with the hottest events and news from every capital in the world, along with in depth reports. Victoria Derbyshire.
19:30 - 20:00
Global Eye
News
Investigation BBC correspondents from all over the world offer the most exciting stories through great investigations that have succeeded in obtaining numerous awards, thanks to the issues they dealt with and the crime and corruption that have been revealed.
20:00 - 20:30
BBC News
News
Investigation Keep you up to date with the hottest events and news from every capital in the world, along with in depth reports. Victoria Derbyshire.
20:30 - 21:00
Without Restrictions
Talk
Debate Hot interviews with top politicians and economists to open all the taboo topics and issues that concern every Arab citizen. Tarek Alas.
21:00 - 21:05
BBC News
News
Investigation Keep you up to date with the hottest events and news from every capital in the world, along with in depth reports. Victoria Derbyshire.
21:05 - 22:00
Talking Point
Show
Debate Opens an interactive platform to discuss current events with home viewers, enriched with field reports to poll people's various opinions. Samir Farah, Rasha Qandeel, Nour Al Din Zarouqi.
21:30 - 22:00
Without Restrictions
Talk
Debate Hot interviews with top politicians and economists to open all the taboo topics and issues that concern every Arab citizen. Tarek Alas.
22:00 - 23:00
Newsnight
News
Investigation A flagship weekly round-up of news and current affairs, including hard-hitting interviews with global opinion-formers, documentary features from every corner of the world. Jeremy Paxman, Emily Maitlis, Kirsty Wark, Gavin Esler.
22:05 - 23:00
Talking Point
Show
Debate Opens an interactive platform to discuss current events with home viewers, enriched with field reports to poll people's various opinions. Samir Farah, Rasha Qandeel, Nour Al Din Zarouqi.
23:00 - 00:00
Newsnight
News
Investigation A flagship weekly round-up of news and current affairs, including hard-hitting interviews with global opinion-formers, documentary features from every corner of the world. Jeremy Paxman, Emily Maitlis, Kirsty Wark, Gavin Esler.