Broadcasting news and information in Arabic, the service will air BBC News Arabic bulletins throughout the day including the BBC News Arabic’s World at One and BBC News Arabic’s Newsnight.
The corporation said that the additional money could help with emergency information services in places like Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine.
The Nowruz show will be available for watching on BBC Persian TV and on the BBC News Persian YouTube channel.
The radio station will be available on the frequency previously used by the BBC’s Arabic service in the country.
With a combined monthly audience of 6m online visitors to both platforms, this partnership extends BBC World Service’s digital presence in Ghana and Cameroon.
World Service English and BBC World News TV both reach all-time record highs with an increase of 50m (13%) over the year, according to new figures released July 18, 2019.
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