'We Arabs know America very well and we know its Middle East policy very well,' a leading Lebanese journalist said. 'We don't need a new television station to acquaint us with the American policy or to give us a new picture of America.'
Al-Hurra is broadcast from the Washington area but has a largely Arab staff. It initially aims to broadcast 14 hours a day and will cost about $62 million in its first year.
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