The Alarab news channel will be recruiting 300 employees before it goes live early next year. The channel, which is backed by Prince Al Waleed bin Talal, will broadcast from Bahrain. "From tonight, the countdown starts for our launch," said Jamal Khashoggi, the manager of Alarab at the Arab Media Forum in Dubai. "From 10 months to a year, Alarab will be on the air."