By Colin Crummy

The BBC World Service’s new Arabic television channel, intended to
rival Al Jazeera, will create 200 jobs, but at the expense of at least
236 posts as 10 of its foreign language services close.

A total of 201 new jobs are expected from the redirecting of
existing funds the corporation receives from the Foreign Office – 148
in the new Arabic channel, 41 in New Media initiatives and 12 in
international offices.