Middle East Broadcasting Networks is a state-owned company headquartered in the US, a subsidiary of the United States Agency for Global Media. Founded in 2004 and employing approximately 520 individuals, it specializes in media and TV services, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company operates as a non-profit news organization, specifically operating Alhurra Television and Radio Sawa under a grant from the BBG and the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
In February 2026, the Trump administration sought to limit safeguards protecting the editorial freedom of federally funded news groups, including Middle East Broadcasting Networks, which broadcast overseas. This move raised concerns that it could undermine independent news sources in regions with few alternatives. Previously, on August 30, 2025, Kari Lake, serving as acting director of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the umbrella organization for Middle East Broadcasting Networks, announced over 500 layoffs at Voice of America, another USAGM entity. This followed a legal action on June 8, 2025, where Middle East Broadcasting Networks Inc. filed suit against the USA in the D.C. Circuit Court, as part of a series of cases including those by Patsy Widakuswara and Michael Abramowitz against Kari Lake, and Radio Free Asia against the USA.
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Middle East Broadcasting Networks offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Middle East Broadcasting Networks's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and search, social, and retail media.
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