Listening is the most important skill for language learning because it is the most widely used skill in daily life. In learning foreign language, students still faced obstacles in comprehending listening material. This study was carried out to find out the problems that student faced in listening English news broadcast. There were two classroom (unit 1 and unit 7) at Department of English Language Education Department of UIN Ar-Raniry BandaAceh that became the subject of this study. The samples of this study consisted of 50 students in 3rd semester. This study used qualitative analysis approach. The instruments of the study are a close-ended questionnaire and observation to gain the data. The result of the study indicated that the English students in Department of English Language Education Department of UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Acehstill faced some problems when they listen to English news broadcast, they are; unfamiliar topic, unknown word, various accents that used by the speaker, and speed rate of the speaker. Hopefully, the result of this study is useful for those who are interested in this field.