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Al Jazeera introduced an English-language division in 2006. It is the first global English-language news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East. [3] Al Jazeera is known for its in-depth and frontline reporting particularly in conflict zones [4] [5] such as the Arab Spring, the Gaza–Israel conflict and others.
The original Al Jazeera Satellite Channel (then called JSC or Jazeera Satellite Channel) was launched on 1 November 1996. [20] This was following the closure of the first BBC Arabic language television station, then a joint venture with Orbit Communications Company, owned by Saudi King Fahd's cousin, Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud.
The Palestinian Authority are the latest territory in the Middle East to ban Al Jazeera, following in the footsteps of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Israel. ...
Al Jazeera Arabic (Arabic: الجزيرة Al-Jazīrah [æl (d)ʒæˈziːrɐ], lit. ' The Peninsula ') is a Qatari state-owned Arabic-language news television network.It is based in Doha and operated by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which also operates Al Jazeera English.
Al Jazeera said it was “astonished” by the Palestinian Authority’s decision and said the authority is “fully responsible” for the safety of the network’s staff in the West Bank.
Al Jazeera television has clashed with the Palestinian Authority over its coverage of the weeks-long standoff between Palestinian security forces and militant fighters in the occupied West Bank ...
Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over Israeli Prime ...
Al Jazeera English, launched in 2006, is the English-language counterpart to Al Jazeera Arabic. According to Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera Arabic is editorially independent from Al Jazeera English, although it shares the same editorial vision. [1] [2] [3] It is based in Doha and operated by the Al Jazeera Media Network.