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Al Arabiya

Al Arabiya (Arabic: العربية‎ al-ʿArabīyah) is an Arabic-language television news station. Launched on March 3, 2003, the station is based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, and is partly owned by the Saudi broadcaster Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC). Read More

Articles About Al Arabiya

Syria civil war
Syria Civil War: Fighting Rages for Key Town as Hezbollah Joins [VIDEO]

By IBTimes UK

Hezbollah fighters join Assad's forces in offensive against rebels in Homs as skirmishes spill into Lebanon. (May 20)

Obama on Syria
Syria Civil War: Obama Rules out US Troops Entering Conflict

By IBTimes UK

US president insists use of chemical weapons in Syria will be 'game changer' but says Washington's response would not be rushed. (May 04)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA

The Saudi advert
Saudi Arabia Launch Campaign Against Domestic Violence

By IBTimes UK

In Saudi Arabia one in every six women is abused verbally, physically or emotionally every day. (Apr 30)

Islamic Wedding
Saudi Arabia: Bride Demands Groom Marry Her Two Other Friends

By IBTimes UK

A woman in Saudi Arabia has told a suitor that she will only marry him if he marries her two friends as well. (Apr 22)

Wedding
Saudi Arabia: Man Goes Bankrupt on Wedding Night, Bride Files for Divorce

By IBTimes UK

A Saudi Arabian woman filed for divorce on her wedding night after learning of her new husband's financial situation (Apr 06)

MORE TOPICS: MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT

List of few Countries that have completely banned social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Saudi Arabia to Ban Skype, WhatsApp

By IBTimes IN

A month after imposing a censorship on Twitter, the ultra conservative gulf kingdom Saudi Arabia has threatened to ban instant messaging applications like Skype and WhatsApp citing failure to control them as the reason. (Mar 26)

MORE TOPICS: TWITTER, FACEBOOK, RUSSIA, BLACKBERRY

Syria chemical attack
Syria Civil War: Rebels Accuse Assad's Forces of Using Chemical Weapons Again

By IBTimes UK

Phosphorus weapons allegedly used killing two rebels near Damascus. (Mar 25)

Naked Blogger
Naked Blogger Aliaa Elmahdy to be Stripped of Egyptian Citizenship?

By IBTimes UK

Mahmoud Abdel Rahman urges Egypt's prosecutor general to revoke Elmahdy's citizenship for besmirching country's name. (Jan 03)

MORE TOPICS: FACEBOOK, EGYPT, RELIGION

Bassem Youssef
Egyptian TV Satirist Bassem Youssef Investigated for President Mohammed Mursi Mockery

By IBTimes UK

Star mocks Mursi's use of word 'love' while holding pillow depicting president's face on his TV show Al Bernameg. (Jan 03)

MORE TOPICS: HUMAN RIGHTS, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, RELIGION, EGYPT, NEW YORK

The Naked Blogger
Naked Blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy Was Kidnapped in Egypt in 2011, Claims Femen

By IBTimes UK

Activist said she wants to "make change" by joining radical feminist group in Sweden. (Dec 22)

MORE TOPICS: FACEBOOK, EGYPT