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RT Arabic
Arabic-language television news channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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RT Arabic, formerly known as Rusiya Al-Yaum (Arabic: روسيا اليوم, lit. 'Russia Today'[1]) is a Russian state-owned free-to-air television news channel broadcasting in Arabic and headquartered in Moscow, Russia.[2] Rusiya Al-Yaum started broadcasting on 4 May 2007. The parent company of RT Arabic is TV-Novosti, which is an Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization owned by the Russian Federation.
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Country | Russia |
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Broadcast area | Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, North America |
Network | RT |
Headquarters | Moscow |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | (ANO) TV-Novosti |
Sister channels | RT RT Documentary RT France RT en español RT America (formerly) RT UK (formerly) |
History | |
Launched | 4 May 2007 |
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Website | arabic![]() |
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The channel covers a wide variety of events worldwide from the point of view of the Russian government. It also features interviews, debates and stories about cultural life in Russia and major cities.