Sky News Arabia
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Sky News Arabia (stylized as Sky News عربية; Arabic: سكاي نيوز عربية, romanized: Skāy Nyūz ʻArabīyah) is an Arabic 24-hour rolling news channel broadcast mainly operated in the Middle East and North Africa. It is a joint venture between UK-based Sky Group and the UAE-based International Media Investments (IMI) corporation. IMI is controlled by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, which is ruled by his brother, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[1]
Broadcast area | Western Asia |
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Headquarters | Abu Dhabi |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) (50%) International Media Investments (IMI) (50%) |
Sister channels | Sky News |
History | |
Launched | 6 May 2012; 12 years ago (2012-05-06) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Sky News Arabia | Watch live |
Sling TV | Internet Protocol television |
The channel uses the Sky News branding, and it was launched on 6 May 2012 at 16:00 GMT. The channel's headquarters are based in Abu Dhabi and it has a network of bureaux across MENA, along with offices in London and Washington, DC. It also shares access to Sky News' wider international bureaux network.[2]