Free Arabic News Channels on YouTube

For those of us who need to watch Arabic news but don't want to pay for a subscription service or a satellite dish, YouTube comes to the rescue.

 

After some research, below is my list of Arabic news channels that stream for free on YouTube. If you've got a smart TV or a Roku/AppleTV/ChromeCast etc., you can watch these on your TV, just like normal channels, via the YouTube app.

1. Al-Jazeera: Wasn't streaming free in the US until 3-4 months ago. Now it's free, awesome! A smart decision by Qatar, who should probably take any chance it can get to have its voice heard in the US. Streams live. 
2. Al-Jazeera Mubasher: Al-Jazeera's "live all the time" news channel. Streams live, of course. 
3. BBC Arabic: Not the most exciting channel, but dependably objective. Streams live.
4. Al-Mayadeen: 24-7 news and commentary, follows the Iran-Asad axis. Reasonably entertaining coverage and shows. Streams live.
5. Al-Arabiya: KSA-funded news, 24/7. Streams live.
6. Ro2ya TV: Jordanian channel, younger feel, some news but mostly social commentary and young/hip documentary-ish shorts. Fun channel.
7. Al-Manar: Hizbollah's channel. Mix of news and random programming. Entertaining to watch LH's point of view. Streams live
8. CBC: Egyptian channel with random mix of shows and then some news. One of the few free Egyptian channels that has a reasonably functional stream. Streams live.
9. Syria News: Syria's state TV channel. Not as entertaining as you think it would be. Was a lot better back during the first few years of the war. Streams live.
10. KSA 1: Saudi's main station, if you're into it. I sometimes am. Along with it are the other KSA channels, namely Islamic ones. Al-Quran Al-Kareem; Al-Sunnah Al-Nabawiya;  
11. Al-Hayah: Egyptian channel, some news but also lots of shows. Good if you want to hear Egyptian. 
12. France 24 Arabic: Arabic news, French-funded. Streams live.
13. Russia Today Arabic: Infamous, just as weird as the English channel. Streams live.

 There are channels I've missed, but these are my favorite. I'll continuously update this list when new ones come live. Where are the Yemeni channels, you ask? I'll have an exhaustive list of Yemeni media outlets posted soon. Right now, the only Yemeni TV station streaming live on YouTube is Belqees TV, whose YouTube feed can be found here.