Arabic BBC channel regarded with skepticism in Middle East
Media expert: Unwelcome parallels will be drawn with Al-Hurra
By Paul Cochrane
Special to The Daily Star
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
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The BBC announced last month that it intends to set up an Arabic television station backed by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) with a $50 million a year budget. This has been met with skepticism in the Middle East, coming so soon after the US-led war on Iraq, and hot on the heels of a US-government backed Arabic channel.
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