TheBBCs Arabic radio service went off the air for the final time on Friday after 85 years of broadcasting.
At least 382 people will lose their jobs at the BBC World Service.
The corporation will also stop producing radio output in 10 other languages, including Chinese and Hindi.
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The final broadcast ended at 1 pm on Friday, with presenter Mahmoud Almossallami signing off.
Its incredibly difficult to describe how we feel!
Sally Nabil, a BBC Arabic Correspondent, tweeted.
One of many huge losses following cuts in BBC World Services budget.
While Martin Patience, senior producer at NPR, simply tweeted: End of an era @BBCArabic.
