RT Arabic

RT Arabic
CountryRussia
Broadcast areaEurope, Middle East, North Africa, Africa, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, North America
NetworkRT
HeadquartersMoscow
Programming
LanguageArabic
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner(ANO) TV-Novosti
Sister channelsRT
RT Documentary
RT France
RT en español
RT America (formerly)
RT UK (formerly)
RT India
History
Launched4 May 2007
Links
Websitearabic.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.