| Country | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Arab World Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Manama, Bahrain |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | al-Waleed bin Talal |
| Sister channels | Arab Today TV Bahrain News Channel Qatar News Television |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 February 2015 |
| Closed | 1 February 2015 |
Al-Arab (Arabic: العرب)[1] was a short-lived Arabic-language news channel which vowed to practice objective journalism.[2][3] It was launched on 1 February 2015[1] and almost immediately shut down.[2][3][4] The channel was owned by Saudi prince and entrepreneur Al-Waleed bin Talal, and was based in Manama, Bahrain.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
AlArab_suspended_20150202was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Hannon, Elliot (2 February 2015). "New Middle East News Network Launches Vowing Free Speech, Gets Shut Down After One Day". Slate.
- ^ a b Agencies (9 February 2015). "Bahrain suspends newly launched Alarab news channel: Gulf kingdom orders closure of pan-Arab news channel launched last week after it aired interview with government critic". Al Jazeera English.
- ^ "Alwaleed's new Arab TV channel goes dark". Financial Times. 2 February 2015.
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