London, September 30, 2022, SPA -- BBC has announced that it will close BBC Arabic radio after 84 years among other radios due to cost, inflation and licencing fees. BBC’s Arabic radio station will be axed by BBC World Service as part of its plans to scrap linear broadcast content to digital broadcast content. The move will cost approximately 382 people their jobs worldwide. --SPA 22:03 LOCAL TIME 19:03 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/w1792116