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The show consists of one-on-one interviews with influential regional figures, such as journalists, writers, activists, politicians, etc. Eda'at ( Arabic: إضاءات, meaning "Spotlights"), hosted by Turki Al-Dakhil, airs every Thursday at 2:00 PM ( Saudi Arabia time) and lasts one hour.

Issues like politics, economy, and religion are addressed. A notable early example of this was the show's exposé on the appalling living conditions endured by many children living in rural Africa and East Asia. The program has won many awards for investigative journalism, and broken many high-profile stories. Based on the investigative Panorama concept, the program addresses a single issue in depth each week, showing either a locally produced program or a relevant documentary, in the form of stories from many areas around the world. The Special Mission team contributed in setting the tone of the program early on, and has since maintained it.

Premiering on 19 October 2003, it is still running. It broadcasts on the Al Arabiya Pan Arab Channel based in Dubai.

Special Mission is Al Arabiya's longest-running investigative journalism/ current affairs television program.

The channel's English language website also obtained emails which revealed that PR agency BLJ were behind the infamous positive profile of the Syrian first lady, Asma Assad, in Vogue magazine while her husband's regime was responsible for the crushing of peaceful demonstrations in 2011. Īl Arabiya broadcast the email messages of Syrian president Bashar Assad in 2012 that were leaked by opposition hackers. The New York Times in 2008 described the channel as working "to cure Arab television of its penchant for radical politics and violence". It became a "fierce competitor " Al Arabiya is said to be the second most frequently watched channel after Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia. Content and Al Jazeera rivalry Īs a response to Al Jazeera's criticism of the Saudi royal family throughout the 1990s, relatives of the Saudi royal family established Al Arabiya in Dubai in 2002. The move came amid orders by the Saudi government to multinational companies to move their regional hubs to the kingdom by 2024. On 30 August 2021, Al Arabiya Network began plans to shift operations out of Dubai and to Riyadh, with the stated goal being to "produce 12 hours of news programming from the Saudi capital by early January". On 24 April 2020, Al Arabiya introduced a new graphics and audio package and studios as well as a new modified logo in the network's first major rebrand since its launch in 2003. Mamdouh Al-Muhaini is the general manager of the Al Arabiya Network since October 2019, succeeding former manager Nabil Al-Khatib. The White House contacted Al Arabiya's Washington Bureau chief, Hisham Melhem, directly just hours before the interview and asked him not to announce it until an official announcement was made by the administration. President Barack Obama gave his first formal interview as president to Al Arabiya, delivering the message to the Muslim world that "Americans are not your enemy", while also reiterating that "Israel is a strong ally of the United States" and that they "will not stop being a strong ally of the United States".

As of March 2018, the website's number-one consumer by country was Saudi Arabia, with 20% of the entire viewership. The news organization's website is accessible in Arabic, English, Urdu, and Persian. It is rated among the top pan-Arab stations by Middle East audiences. These programs primarily cover current affairs, business, stock markets, and sports. Ī free-to-air channel, Al Arabiya broadcasts standard newscasts every hour, as well as talk shows and documentaries. An early funder, the production company Middle East News (then headed by Ali Al-Hedeithy), said the goal was to provide "a balanced and less provocative" alternative to Al Jazeera, which had already found widespread success by then. Launched on 3 March 2003, the channel is based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates. The channel is a flagship of the media conglomerate and is therefore the only single offering to carry the name as simply "Al Arabiya" in its branding. Al Arabiya ( Arabic: العربية, transliterated: al-ʿArabiyyah meaning "The Arabic One" or "The Arab One" ) is an international Arabic news television channel, currently based in Dubai, that is operated by the media conglomerate MBC.