Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN) is a non-profit organization funded by the United States Congress through grants from the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent federal agency. It operates Alhurra, an Arabic-language television network providing news, analysis, and information about the Middle East, North Africa, the world, and the United States, and Radio Sawa, a radio service targeting similar audiences. MBN's mission emphasizes objective, accurate, and relevant journalism to promote undistorted communication from the U.S. to the Arab world and advance U.S. interests.