Radio Sawa, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week Arabic-language network, is unique in the Middle East.

It broadcasts an upbeat mix of Western and Arabic pop music along with up-to-the-minute news, news analysis, interviews, opinion pieces, sports, and features on a wide variety of political and social issues.

Radio Sawa (www.radiosawa.com) originates its broadcasts from studios in the Washington, DC area and Dubai, U.A.E. as well as news bureaus throughout the Middle East. It is broadcast across the region, using a combination of medium wave (AM) and FM transmitters, digital audio satellite, shortwave and Internet.

Radio Sawa has seven streams tailored to specific parts of the region, including Egypt, the Gulf, Iraq, Lebanon, the Levant, Morocco and Sudan.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Alhurra and Radio Sawa were the first to break major news stories, including the bombing of the Iraq parliament building and Saddam Hussein’s execution.
• MBN continued to provide unique programming formats such as Sawa Chat, which provide an interactive discussion and solicitation of opinions from its audience.