Another waste of money. Forgive me if I am wrong but I thought that we were a British Nation. What a complete joke!!!!

Rob, Midlands, UK

And how are you going to address Arab Dictatorships and Osama Bin Laden
How about Mr Sheik Osama bin laden to avoid offending Arab Governments

Get real BBC, now it’s like banana republic’s media

Jay, London, UK

arabs like to watch arabic BBC for its unbiased policy, remember the death of princess!!! had caused BBC to lose its funder, and all its broadcasting crew to aljazeera

arabic french, russian, italian, and u.s.a, they all broadcasting news and documantaries in arabic 24 hours on hot bird and they all free, it is about time bbc catching up with world politics.

ramy, london, uk

They're basically chasing the money. Don't you people remember Bush saying that his W.O.T in the Middle East could last up to 100 years. Do you folks seriously expect the BBC to cover this major event from a one sided point of view to it's home based British viewers?

The Majority of this W.O.T's viewers are spread out across the world and most of them don't speak English. U.K probably counts as 2-3%, i don't know?

People have to get out of UK and visit rest of the world. It does not only consist of white english speaking British people. For example, there are more India's in India (brown hindu folks) on this world then all the white (christian folks) from every country added together. Start looking at the big picture.

Mohammed, London, UK

I am sure the £25 Million could have been put to some better use rather than competing with established channels in order to allow the BBC to give it's 'impartial veiw'.

Sometimes things are just ridiculous in my opinion and this is one of them!!!!

Simon , Manchester, UK

Mark, Derby - What are you talking about? In Britain, we speak english, Welsh, Gaelic, French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Italian and Arabic - you ever been to London?

Simon Albion, London, UK

Think the clue is in the name BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation. Our government is funding this!!?? How about charging the Arabic watchers of this channel a licence fee like we have to in Britain? Shame on the BBC and our government, nothing new there though is there?

Matt, Mids, UK

The BBC is to remain impartial? What a joke!

Pat Liberty, Citrus Heights,, USA

This is outrageous. We don't speak arabic in this country, we british speak english or has that escaped the BBC. The only possible use for this channel is as a propoganda feed. Forget it. Who cares what other countries think? Let's just concentrate on defending and improving our own country from foreign and traiterous terorists.

Mark, Derby, UK

I have doubts that BBC is coming to us for enlightenment as we thought earlier last century. Considering the historical responsibility on the part of the British government about our present suffering in this region, the British government will not spend that amount of money unless the new channel is expected to achieve some political and economical interests. I thank that Arabs have their own and sufficient source of credible news and information as well as wide enough coverage; Al Jazeerah. However, we will welcome BBC and see then decide.

saleh, Amman, Jordan