If you only read one review on this site, make it this one. As of mid-2026, Sling TV’s Arabic packages are the closest thing the US has to a full Arabic satellite lineup delivered legally over the internet — and a common misconception is worth clearing up right away: the Arabic packages are standalone. You do not need a Sling Orange or Blue base plan. You can add one later if you also want US channels, but the Arabic packs work entirely on their own.
The packages, explained
Sling sells Arabic TV in three tiers. Here’s how they stack up:
| Package | Monthly price | Prepaid yearly (effective) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ostoura | $29.99/mo | ≈$18.33/mo | 100+ live Arabic channels + full Shahid on-demand library + MySatGo VOD |
| Ala Keifak | $17.99/mo | ≈$13.33/mo | 80+ live Arabic channels (no Shahid, no MBC 1, no beIN Sports) |
| MBC Shahid tier | $13.99/mo | — | Shahid on-demand + 6 live channels (Al Arabiya, Al Hadath, MBC, MBC 3, MBC Drama, MBC Masr) |
Al Ostoura is the flagship and the one most families end up with: it’s the everything-pack, and the bundled Shahid library alone would cost you around $11.49/mo if you bought it directly from MBC. The MySatGo VOD service rides along too, with on-demand from Murr TV, Al Jadeed, and LBCI series.
Ala Keifak is the budget pick, but read the fine print: it drops Shahid, MBC 1, and beIN Sports. If MBC 1’s primetime lineup or Shahid Originals matter in your house — and during Ramadan they usually do — the gap between the packs is bigger than the $12 price difference suggests.
The prepay math matters here. Pay month-to-month and Al Ostoura is a steep $29.99; commit to 12 months and the effective rate drops to roughly $18.33/mo. If you know you’ll keep Arabic TV year-round, the annual prepay is clearly the way to buy it.
New customers can take either a 3-day free trial or 50% off the first month ($15 for Al Ostoura, $9 for Ala Keifak) — you have to pick one, and the discounted first month gives you far more time to test the lineup. Confirm the current promo on Sling’s site, as offers rotate.
The channel lineup
This is where Sling wins. The Al Ostoura pan-Arab lineup covers news, entertainment, and music from across the region:
- News: Al Jazeera and Al Jazeera Mubasher, Al Arabiya, Al Hadath, Sky News Arabia, France 24 Arabic, BBC News Arabic, DW Arabic
- MBC family: MBC 1, MBC 3, MBC Drama (plus MBC Masr on the Egyptian side)
- Rotana suite: Cinema, Drama, Comedy, Classic, Mousiqa, Clip
- Plus: ART channels, Istikana, and beIN Sports (the US English-language feed)
Egyptian channels get serious depth: MBC Masr, ON, DMC, DMC Drama, CBC, CBC Drama, Al Hayah, Al Mehwar, Al Nas, Nile Drama, TeN, Al Masriya, and ART Aflam, Hekayat, and Cinema. The Egyptian Premier League airs on ON Sports, so league football is covered without a separate sports subscription. If Egyptian TV is the main event in your home, see our guide to watching Egyptian TV in the USA.
Lebanese channels are equally well served: MTV Lebanon (Murr TV), Al Jadeed, LBC, LBC International, NBN, OTV, Future TV, and the music channel Aghani Aghani. No other legal US service comes close on Lebanese coverage.
What’s not here, honestly: OSN channels aren’t carried at all, and MBC 2 — the classic English-movies-with-Arabic-subtitles channel — is not in the current lineup. If either is a dealbreaker, nothing in the US legal market fills that gap right now.
A word on sports
Al Ostoura includes beIN Sports, but it’s the US English-language channel — not the Arabic-commentary beIN feeds from the MENA region. As of mid-2026, no US provider carries beIN’s Arabic-language channels; we explain the full situation in our beIN Arabic guide. You still get beIN’s US rights (Ligue 1, Süper Lig, and more — see our beIN CONNECT review), just with English commentary. Egyptian league fans, again, are covered via ON Sports.
DVR, streams, and devices
Sling’s tech is mature and it shows:
- 50 hours of cloud DVR included (upgrade to unlimited for $5/mo)
- 3 simultaneous streams, enough for parents in the living room and kids on tablets
- 8-day replay on most channels, so a missed episode isn’t gone
Device support is the broadest in this roundup: Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast/Google TV, Android TV, Samsung/LG/Vizio smart TVs, Xbox, iOS, Android, and the web. That Roku support matters more than it sounds — Shahid’s own app famously skips Roku, so Sling is the way to get the Shahid library onto a Roku TV.
How it compares
- vs. Shahid direct: Shahid alone is cheaper ($11.49/mo) and has the full on-demand library, but only 6 live channels. Sling Al Ostoura gives you that same library plus 100+ live channels.
- vs. Fubo: Fubo carries zero Arabic channels — it’s an English-language sports play. Different tools for different jobs; our Sling vs. Fubo comparison breaks it down.
- vs. Prime Video: Prime’s Arabic catalog is a nice on-demand bonus, not a live-TV service. No contest for live channels.
Who should (and shouldn’t) get it
Get Sling Arabic if you want live Arabic TV the way it works back home — news at dinner, series in primetime, music channels on the weekend — across Gulf, Egyptian, and Lebanese programming. Al Ostoura with the annual prepay is our default recommendation for most Arabic-speaking households in the US.
Skip it if you only watch on-demand series and films (go straight to Shahid and save money), you specifically need OSN or MBC 2 (nobody legal carries them in the US), or you want Arabic-commentary sports (it doesn’t exist legally in the US right now, full stop).
Bottom line
Sling TV Arabic is the most complete legal Arabic TV package in the United States, and Al Ostoura prepaid yearly is the best value in this entire category. It earns our top spot — 4.5 out of 5 — losing half a point only for the month-to-month price and the OSN/MBC 2 gaps that, in fairness, no legal competitor fills either.
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