About Al Arabiya
Al Arabiya English is the English-language digital service of Al Arabiya news channel - the Arab world's leading 24-hour news station. The platform provides a deeper understanding of Arab societies, cultures, and economies.
Al Arabiya is a Saudi free-to-air television news channel broadcast in Modern Standard Arabic. The channel is based in Dubai and broadcasts to a pan-Arab audience; it is regarded as a competitor to Al Jazeera.
A free-to-air channel, Al Arabiya broadcasts standard newscasts every hour as well as talk shows and documentaries. These programs cover current affairs, business, stock markets, and sports. It is rated among the top pan-Arab stations by Middle East audiences. The news organization's website is accessible in Arabic, English, Urdu, and Persian. As of March 2018, the website's number one consumer by country was Saudi Arabia, with 20% of the entire viewership.
Programs
Special Mission is Al Arabiya's longest-running investigative journalism/current affairs television program. It broadcasts on the Al Arabiya Pan Arab Channel based in Dubai. Premiering on 19 October 2003, it is still running. The Special Mission team contributed to setting the tone of the program early on and has since maintained it.