'The Arab Uprisings - Debating the balance of Power' on the BBC's International News Services

London, Wednesday 8 June 2011. The wave of uprisings across the Arab World have dominated the talking points of the BBC's flagship interactive show World Have your Say and BBC Arabic's Nuqtat Hewar (Talking Point) over the past few months.

In a special day of live programming from Cairo, Egypt on Friday 10 June, the two interactive shows will connect with English and Arabic speaking audiences to reassess the Arab Uprisings six months on from the first protests and asks the question “who has the power now?”

Broadcasting live on Friday 10 June across the BBC's International news services (BBC World Service radio/online, BBC World News television and BBC Arabic -television/radio/online), presenters Ros Akins and Samir Farah will be in Cairo to talk to audiences across the region and around the world, as well as special guests.

Nuqtat Hewar (Talking Point) on BBC Arabic
The flagship show Nuqtat Hewar (Talking Point), presented by Samir Farah, will broadcast from 15:00 GMT Friday 10 June on BBC Arabic and the television show will broadcast live on ONTV and via ontveg.com in Egypt .

World Have your Say on BBC World News (TV) and BBC World Service

From 16:00 GMT World Have your Say - the BBC's award-winning global interactive news discussion show hosted by Ros Atkins, will air on BBC World News (TV), followed at 17:00 GMT with a special edition from Cairo on BBC World Service (radio/online).

World Have your Say uses different technology to enable as many people as possible in different parts of the world to join in the debate and interact with the programme.