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).
On September 14, 2026, Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) published its first Great Powers Index, a months-long effort to quantify China’s expanding economic and political influence in the Middle East and North Africa across military, economy, diplomacy, soft power, and technology, challenging American dominance in a region critical to U.S. power. Previously, on February 25, 2026, the Trump administration sought to limit safeguards protecting the editorial freedom of federally funded news groups that broadcast overseas, raising concerns about undermining independent news sources. This followed an August 30, 2025 announcement by Kari Lake, then acting director of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which is the umbrella organization for Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Radio Free Asia, and Voice of America, detailing over 500 layoffs at Voice of America.
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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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