BBC Arabic has formally opened the Centre with a landmark radio series Girls’ Education in the Arab World and a revamped web site.
The Cairo Production Centre, which started operations on 1 March 2003, is central to the BBC Arabic service, reporting news from the region and producing and co-presenting six hours of live daily news and current affairs programmes. The team of 30 journalists, including presenters, producers, online journalists and technical staff, cover current affairs across the Middle East, North Africa and Egypt.
The web site bbcarabic.com is now 30 per cent wider on screen, enabling the additional space to be organised more efficiently. For the first time, the front page includes a science directory and a larger space for special reports as well as other new services and functions. Visitors can listen to BBC Arabic radio programmes, and send their comments directly to live programmes and offer ideas for debate and interactive interviews.