All the special coverage events broadcast on Al Arabiya News Channel vary in duration from two to 14 hours.
Special coverage events provide in-depth insight to the viewers, and carefully selected guests add value to the program by adding to the knowledge of the viewers on many complex issues.
The most prominent special coverage that Al Arabiya has undertaken so far is the 2009 Iraq Elections. The coverage lasted one full day with a huge network of reporters filing stories from Iraq, and employed cutting-edge communication systems that had never been seen before by any Arab TV station.