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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21:30–22:00
Without Restrictions
Now
22:05–23:00
Talking Point
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BBC News
Schedule
21:00 - 22:00
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.
21:05 - 22:00
The Child Cancer Scam
Documentary, People
A Filipino family risks everything to raise funds for their young son's cancer treatment, discovering that the promised help may be nothing but a cruel scam. Almudena Garcia Parrado Gomez Lobo.
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.
LIVE 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 - 23:30
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.
23:30 - 00:00
BBC Extra
Show
Magazine Watch the latest news about the current events and the updated reports about politics, economy and many other topics.