RT Arabic

Arabic-language television news channel Television channel RT ArabicCountryRussiaBroadcast areaEurope, Middle East, North Africa, Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, North AmericaNetworkRTHeadquartersMoscowProgrammingLanguageArabicPicture format1080i HDTV(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)OwnershipOwner(ANO) TV-NovostiSister channelsRTRT DocumentaryRT FranceRT en españolRT America (formerly) RT UK (formerly) RT IndiaHistoryLaunched4 May 2007LinksWebsitearabic.rt.com RT Arabic, formerly known as Rusiya Al-Yaum (Arabic: روسيا اليوم, lit. 'Russia Today'), is a Russian state-owned free-to-air television news channel broadcasting in Arabic and headquartered in Moscow, Russia. 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. 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. History “Rusiya Al-Yaum” was first conceived in February 2006 following the launch of its English counter