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Al-Arab ((アラビア語:العرب))〔 was an Arabic-language news channel which vowed to practice objective journalism.〔〔 It was launched on 1 February 2015〔 and almost immediately shut down.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alwaleed's new Arab TV channel goes dark )〕 The channel was owned by Saudi prince and entrepreneur al-Waleed bin Talal, and was based in Manama, Bahrain. ==Creation== In July 2010, Prince Al-Waleed, owner of a stake in News Corporation, planned to collaborate with News Corp to launch a 24-hour Arabic-language news channel. After a year of deliberation, Al-Waleed announced on 13 September 2011 the launch of Alarab as a personal private venture. He said the channel's editorial stance would be "inspired by the recent political events that have transformed the region, with particular attention to be paid to freedom of speech." The channel was supposedly entirely privately funded, with Al-Waleed insisting that it would not receive instructions from the Saudi government.〔 At the time of the launch, no mention was made of News Corp's involvement. In December 2011, Manama, Bahrain, was chosen as the network's headquarters.〔 Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Beirut were also among the cities considered to host the network. Prince Al-Waleed retained close ties with the Bahraini royal family while his Kingdom Holding Company maintains a presence in the country through indirect investments in the banking sector. Al-Arab was launched on 1 February 2015.〔 The following is the description of the channel on the Linked-In company page for "Al-Arab News Channel":〔https://in.linkedin.com/company/al-arab-news-channel〕 ''Alarab News Channel fills a critical void in Arabic-language news programming by delivering millions of viewers an objective, fresh and unbiased view of local and world events. Based in Bahrain, the all-Arabic language channel features extensive news programming as well as regular news roundups, business, politics, social affairs as well as travel, sports and culture and the channel’s cooperation agreement with Bloomberg makes it the reference point for the business community across the region. ''Alarab’s core focus will be news and will deliver programming that covers politics, Business, social affairs, in addition to travel, sports and culture. The region’s leading business news will be delivered through its unique cooperation agreement with Bloomberg, which will provide world-class information to the region’s business community.'' ''Alarab will be a platform for a transparent presentation and discussion of the region’s most intractable issues and challenges and will raise the relevant questions that are of concern to its viewers. Furthermore, it will present the expert opinion of renowned guests in its talk shows and will provide viewer involvement through social media. Alarab’s editorial policy is designed to deliver news through a creative and pioneering approach.'' ''One of the founding principles of Alarab is to change the way news programming is made and presented. With that in mind, Alarab has appointed a number of renowned presenters and notable newscasters, among them Laila Al Shaikhli and Tareq Alaas, who complement the nearly 300 highly qualified staff charged with the task of bringing the news channel to air.'' ''In addition, the channel aims to provide a new generation of talented Arab journalists, technicians and production staff with the opportunity to showcase their talents. To that end, Alarab will employ and train young journalists and recent graduates from the GCC and the rest of the Arab world.'' '' Al-Arab's regional competitors were Qatari-owned Al Jazeera and Saudi-government-owned Al Arabiya, along with BSkyB's Sky News Arabia.〔 In a January 2012 interview, Al-Waleed described Al Jazeera as the "masses channel" while implying that Al Arabiya is the "government channel" among the two main news channels in the Middle East. He stated his goal for Al-Arab to "takes the centre’s point of view" between the two networks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al-Arab News Channel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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