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).
Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) on September 14, 2026, published its first Great Powers Index, a multi-month effort quantifying China’s expanding economic and political influence in the Middle East and North Africa. The index assesses China’s rise through five methods of influence: military, economy, diplomacy, soft power, and technology, challenging American dominance in the region. Earlier, 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 that it could undermine an independent source of news in parts of the world with few alternatives. This development could impact agencies like MBN. Previously, on August 30, 2025, Kari Lake, acting director of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the umbrella organization for MBN, announced over 500 layoffs at Voice of America (VoA).
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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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