Bernama's effort to have an Arabic Desk is "very interesting", says a Malaysia-based Saudi television representative.
Gharawi Mohamed Ahmad of Ekhbariya TV said having the desk meant that the Malaysian government and people were interested in the language as a way to promote relations with the Arab countries.
He said he surfed the Arabic Desk webpage daily to get news about the country.
"It's a shortcut for me because I don't need to search in English or Bahasa to get stories about Malaysia," he said at Wisma Bernama today.
Gharawi was at Bernama to produce a documentary ahead of Saudi Arabia's King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud expected official visit to Malaysia at the end of the month.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had said during a meet-and-greet session with the people in Baling last month that he would try to discuss with the Saudi ruler on the possibility of increasing the haj quota for Malaysia.
Gharawi had interviewed Bernama chairman Datuk Seri Azman Ujang for the documentary which he hoped would enable Saudi media representatives covering the visit to know more about Bernama.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has indicated interest to sign a memorandum of understanding on news cooperation with Bernama during the visit.
"Bernama has a lot of materials which could be use for TV documentaries," he said referring to Bernama News Channel (BNC).
"I would like to cover events in Sarawak, for instance, but time and cost would make it difficult for me," said Gharawi who also covers Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam for the TV station.
Government-owned Ekhbariya is an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel based in Riyadh.
In Malaysia since 2012, Gharawi said his coverage focused on culture, economy and Saudi Arabia-Malaysia collaboration.
"My focus is to inform Saudis what they don't know about Malaysia...for example Malaysia is a very good education hub," said Gharawi, who is pursuing his doctorate at the Multimedia University.
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