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Aljazeera

Al Jazeera
Type Satellite television network
Country Qatar
Availability Worldwide
Owner Al Jazeera Media Network
Key people
Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, Chairman
Yasser Abu Hilala, Director General
Aljazeera Satellite Channel (Al Jazeera Arabic)
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Launched 1 November 1996
Owned by Al Jazeera Media Network
Picture format 1080i (HD)
576i (SD)
Slogan "The Opinion and The Other Opinion"
Country Qatar
Language Arabic
Broadcast area Worldwide
Headquarters Doha, Qatar
Sister channel(s) Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera Mubasher
Al Jazeera Balkans
Al Jazeera Türk
Al Jazeera Documentary Channel
Website Al Jazeera Arabic
Availability
Satellite
Arabsat 11604 H – 27500 – 3/4
Nilesat 10971 V – 27500 – 3/4 (SD)
11219 H – 27500 – 5/6 (HD)
Hotbird 12111 V – 27500 – 3/4
beIN (Middle East & North Africa) Channel 200 (HD)
Canal (France) Channel 400 (SD)
DSTV Channel 406
Cable
Virgin Media (UK) Channel 831
Mozaic TV Channel 100
CableVision (Lebanon) Unknown
Ziggo (Netherlands) Channel 784
Hot (Israel) Channel 137
NetCologne (Germany) Channel 490 (SD)
IPTV
Fetch TV (Australia) Channel 187
PEO TV (Sri Lanka) Channel 26
Streaming media
Virgin TV Anywhere Watch live (UK only)
Sling TV

Al Jazeera (Arabic: الجزيرة‎‎ al-ǧazīrah IPA: [æl dʒæˈziːrɐ], literally "The Island", though referring to the Arabian Peninsula in context), also known as JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a Doha-based state-funded broadcaster owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partly funded by the House of Thani, the ruling family of Qatar. Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel, Al Jazeera has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the Internet and specialty TV channels in multiple languages.

Al Jazeera is among the largest news organizations with 80 bureaus around the world. Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar. While Al Jazeera officials have stated that they are editorially independent from the government of Qatar, this assertion has been disputed.

The original Al Jazeera channel's willingness to broadcast dissenting views, for example on call-in shows, created controversies in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf. The station gained worldwide attention following the outbreak of war in Afghanistan, when it was the only channel to cover the war live, from its office there.

Al Jazeera has been called a propaganda outlet for the Qatari government and its foreign policy, by analysts and by news reporters, including former Al Jazeera reporters. The network is sometimes perceived to have mainly Islamist perspectives, promoting the Muslim Brotherhood, and having a pro-Sunni and an anti-Shia bias in its reporting of regional issues. It is also accused of having an anti-Western bias. However, Al Jazeera insists it covers all sides of a debate, it says it presents Israel's view, Iran's view and even aired videos released by Osama bin Laden.


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