LONDON: Qatar-owned Al-Araby TV began broadcasting from its new headquarters in Lusail, Qatar on Thursday, after relocating its operations from London last September.
The move comes more than eight years after the pan-Arab news channel launched in the UK capital in 2015.
The Arabic-language station, sister channel of The New Arab and Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, announced its relocation under the slogan “Al-Araby on Arab Ground.”
Our sister TV channel, @AlarabyTV, has officially moved into its brand new studios Lusail City, Qatar!
There will be a live broadcast from 7.30pm about the milestone event celebrating Al Araby TV's return to Arab ground #العربي_على_أرض_عربية https://t.co/TPGMqApJLb
— The New Arab (@The_NewArab) August 30, 2022
By moving to Lusail, Al-Araby TV claimed it will be closer to the Arab public and able to cover the Arab region from closer proximity.
“Al-Araby follows developments, presents news and analyses the various dimensions and implications of the event,” a statement from Al-Araby read.
“The channel adopts integrity and objectivity as values abiding to the highest professional journalism standards and provides accurate and appealing content by holding onto the principles of freedom of expression and human rights.”
