Sky News Arabia

Sky News Arabia
Broadcast areaWestern Asia
United Kingdom
Ireland
Canada
South America
Australia
New Zealand
United States
HeadquartersAbu Dhabi
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Ownership
OwnerSky Group (Comcast) (50%)
International Media Investments (IMI) (50%)
Sister channelsSky News
History
Launched6 May 2012 (2012-05-06)
Links
Websitewww.skynewsarabia.com
Availability
Streaming media
Sky News ArabiaWatch live
Sling TVInternet Protocol television

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.

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 67 offices in London and Washington, DC. It also shares access to Sky News' wider international bureaux network.