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title: "BBC: World News & Stories - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United Arab Emirates | Apple App Store"
description: "THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists.  BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including "
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# BBC: World News & Stories — United Arab Emirates

![BBC: World News & Stories App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/9b/c8/67/9bc8678c-58c3-56fd-65ec-27e78a41e78f/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-11-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [BBC Studios Distribution](https://apptail.io/developer/bbc-studios-distribution-cah) (United Kingdom)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.4/5 (1,502 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** uk.co.bbc.news
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United Arab Emirates
**Version:** 2026.5.0 (released 2026-06-22)
**Original Release:** 2010-04-01
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/ae/app/app/id364147881)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-news-stories-SWN/united-arab-emirates](https://apptail.io/app/bbc-world-news-stories-SWN/united-arab-emirates)

## BBC: World News & Stories Description
THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists.

BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, technology, health, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and more.

LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news and live global sport updates.

BBC RADIO: Listen live to BBC World Service and Radio 4 while using the BBC app or background audio when switching to another app. 

BBC PODCASTS: Listen to, save and follow on-demand podcasts such as The Global Story and World of Secrets. For offline listening, download episodes to your mobile device.  Find current and past episodes from news, politics, culture, true, crime, history, science and sport. 

BBC VIDEOS: Watch BBC News videos, BBC Sport videos and video stories about climate, sustainability, science, health, technology, entertainment and history.

BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: Turn on breaking news notifications from BBC News. 

MORE FEATURES:

- Save articles, podcasts, and videos for later in app and on BBC.com
- Watch videos and listen to audio over cellular and wifi 
- Share articles, stories, podcasts, and videos to social platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, and send via SMS and email
- Audio playback controls with sleep timer and live rewind 
- Increase your font size for improved readability
- Dark mode available for a dark-background reading experience 
- Opt-in or opt-out of breaking news alerts

ADDITIONAL INFO:
If you choose to receive breaking news alerts, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. You can choose to unsubscribe from breaking news alerts from BBC in your device’s ‘Notifications’ screen.

Our data processor AppsFlyer collects information on behalf of the BBC for attribution and analysis purposes. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their ‘Forget My Device’ form: 

The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. To read BBC’s Privacy Policy go to 

If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at 

## BBC: World News & Stories Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/da/f4/8d/daf48d1e-54e7-fd2a-5d4b-13cf7a38ef6d/Screenshot_1.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/84/bb/e1/84bbe156-1f3f-397b-5c6a-766207a279a6/Screenshot_2.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/55/a1/86/55a18629-fa92-a013-d150-8e5968b79853/Screenshot_3.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/e4/c0/5b/e4c05b52-4ff6-c35d-54b5-c3797db89a8b/Screenshot_4.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e9/35/98/e9359889-95dd-f481-4dcb-ef18757f4517/Screenshot_5.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/1f/8a/81/1f8a81cd-d081-aa1a-0014-7424cd68c9c4/Screenshot_6.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/dd/d7/24/ddd724d7-74ad-25c7-bdbe-bbb06ad288ee/Screenshot_7.png/1284x2778.png)

## BBC: World News & Stories Rating Breakdown in United Arab Emirates
- 5 stars: 1,025 (68%)
- 4 stars: 241 (16%)
- 3 stars: 99 (7%)
- 2 stars: 32 (2%)
- 1 stars: 105 (7%)

## BBC: World News & Stories Reviews in United Arab Emirates

### **--- "Honestly disappointing"
The news now is so biased and shows very narrow and I believe quite personal perspectives. Just blatant brainwashing at this point and it’s sad to see this app deteriorate to this point. I guess it’s still a good source to keep up with breaking news.
-- KaramelKat, 2024-07-27

### *---- "App is full of bugs and keeps crashing"
App keeps crashing when trying to watch a video, and when it works videos do not go horizontal when rotating the phone! Thought this will be a flawless update but was so disappointed
-- Globalista33, 2024-05-26

### **--- "New design"
New design make me feel like I’m on a congested website… the old app was simple and very easy to pin point the news you wanted to read… sorry guys not a good redesign
-- RickDK111, 2024-04-26

### *---- "Annoying Pop-ups"
Recent update now highlights what BBC wants you to read, which isn’t great, but most annoying (and reason for 1 star) is the constant pop-ups to download apps associated with adverts posted in the app.
-- JustinUAE, 2023-11-24

### *---- "Rubbish update"
No longer able to configure to see what I want to see. I get news for NI, Wales and Scotland but not England. What stupidity by the latest designer. Bring back my choices.
-- ShirazB, 2023-11-19

### *---- "Propagandists"
A completely politicized propaganda media. Against everything journalism should be.
-- Olive Hikma, 2023-11-19

### *---- "The app does not update"
I’m in Vietnam and for 2  - 3 years the app has updated by itself but the last 3 months it doesn’t do that. I’m deleting it and using Sky news that’s regularly updated but not as good. Thanks
-- Mums Kiddy Boy, 2023-11-09

### *---- "Review"
Lack of transparency, biased
-- rirop9, 2023-10-28

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## BBC: World News & Stories Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | News | #4 |
| Top Grossing | Canada | News | #5 |
| Top Free | Ireland | News | #6 |
| Top Free | Thailand | News | #6 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | News | #7 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #8 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | News | #10 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | News | #12 |
| Top Free | Algeria | News | #12 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | News | #12 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | News | #12 |
| Top Free | Greece | News | #13 |
| Top Free | Hungary | News | #13 |
| Top Free | Finland | News | #13 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | News | #13 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | News | #13 |
| Top Free | Australia | News | #13 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | News | #13 |
| Top Free | Poland | News | #14 |
| Top Free | South Korea | News | #14 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | News | #14 |
| Top Free | Peru | News | #15 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | News | #15 |
| Top Free | South Africa | News | #15 |
| Top Free | Philippines | News | #15 |
| Top Free | Czechia | News | #16 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | News | #16 |
| Top Free | Russia | News | #16 |
| Top Free | Belgium | News | #17 |
| Top Free | Colombia | News | #18 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | News | #18 |
| Top Free | Spain | News | #19 |
| Top Free | Singapore | News | #19 |
| Top Free | Canada | News | #19 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | News | #20 |
| Top Free | Sweden | News | #20 |
| Top Free | Italy | News | #20 |
| Top Free | India | News | #21 |
| Top Free | Brazil | News | #24 |
| Top Free | Norway | News | #24 |
| Top Free | France | News | #24 |
| Top Free | Belarus | News | #24 |
| Top Free | Chile | News | #24 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | News | #25 |
| Top Free | Mexico | News | #25 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | News | #27 |
| Top Free | Japan | News | #27 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | News | #27 |
| Top Free | Denmark | News | #28 |
| Top Free | Austria | News | #28 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | News | #29 |
| Top Grossing | United States | News | #29 |
| Top Free | Egypt | News | #34 |
| Top Free | Portugal | News | #35 |
| Top Free | United States | News | #35 |
| Top Free | Argentina | News | #36 |
| Top Free | Romania | News | #37 |
| Top Free | Germany | News | #38 |
| Top Free | Israel | News | #48 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | News | #68 |

## BBC: World News & Stories Discovered Keywords
- world news
- new
- stories
- live news
- bbc news
- google news
- us news
- gulf news
- bbc mundo
- science news magazine

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