Al Mayadeen

Al Mayadeen
الميادين
TypeNews broadcasting channel
CountryLebanon
Broadcast areaWorldwide
NetworkAl Mayadeen Satellite Media Network
HeadquartersBeirut (main), Tunis, Cairo, Tehran
Programming
LanguagesArabic, English, Spanish
Ownership
Key peopleGhassan bin Jiddo (director), George Galloway (presenter)
History
Launched11 June 2012 (2012-06-11)
Links
Websiteenglish.almayadeen.net
Availability
Streaming media
Al Mayadeen LiveLiveStation link

Al Mayadeen (Arabic: المَيادِين, romanizedal-Mayādīn, lit.'The Plazas') is a Lebanese pan-Arabist satellite news television channel based in the city of Beirut. Launched on 11 June 2012, it has news reporters in most of the Arab countries. Unlike its competitors, the Qatar-owned Al Jazeera and Saudi-owned Al Arabiya, as well as Sky News Arabia, and BBC News Arabic, the network is known for promoting left-wing points of views and religious plurality. At the time it was founded, most of the channel's senior staff were former correspondents and editors of Al Jazeera.

Al Mayadeen has been categorized by many media outlets as pro-Hezbollah, pro-Assad and Iran-aligned.