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Article: BBC to launch Arabic TV news service next Monday
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- The Hindustan Times
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- March 4, 2008
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London, March 4 -- The BBC has unveiled a 25 million pound Arabic television news service that will be funded by the Government.
Designed to compete against al-Jazeera and other satellite channels, BBC Arabic Television is seen as a major intervention in the battle to win hearts and minds of those living in the Middle East.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office agreed to fund the first UK state-backed international television channel after the BBC said it was failing to reach a ...