Al Jazeera Arabic

This article is about the Arabic-language TV channel. For the network's sister channels, see Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Balkans, and Al Jazeera Mubasher. For their parent company and the state media conglomerate of Qatar, see Al Jazeera Media Network.

Al Jazeera Arabic
TypeNews broadcasting, state media
CountryQatar
Broadcast areaWorldwide (primarily Arab world)
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
Programming
Language(s)Arabic
Picture format
Ownership
ParentAl Jazeera Media Network[1][2]
Sister channels
History
Launched1 November 1996; 28 years ago (1996-11-01)
Former namesJazeera Satellite Channel
Links
Websitealjazeera.net (Arabic)
Availability
Terrestrial
Zuku TV (Kenya)Channel 810 (Zuku Fiber only)
Virgin Media (UK)Channel 831
True Visions (Thai)Channel 789
Astro NJOI Malaysia (Malay)Channel 513
Streaming media
aljazeera.netaljazeera.net/live
YouTubeyoutube.com/@aljazeera/live

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. It is the largest news network in the Middle East and North Africa region.[3][4] It was founded in 1996 by the then Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Noted for its journalistic professionalism, especially when contrasted with other Arab news organizations,[5] Al Jazeera gained popularity in the Arab world as an alternative to the previous landscape of largely local state-owned broadcasters,[6] with its early coverage being openly critical of autocratic leaders in the region, as well as hosting a wide range of viewpoints,[7] gaining credibility through its extensive frontline coverage of the Second Intifada and the Iraq War.[8] Al Jazeera Arabic is editorially independent from Al Jazeera English.[9][10][7]

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  3. ^ "Researchers confirm al Jazeera viewership". Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ Ruddick, Graham (24 June 2017). "Al-Jazeera: the Qatar broadcaster at centre of diplomatic crisis". TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  5. ^ Ajaoud, Soukaina; Elmasry, Mohamad Hamas (August 2020). "When news is the crisis: Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya framing of the 2017 Gulf conflict". Global Media and Communication. 16 (2): 227–242. doi:10.1177/1742766520921880. ISSN 1742-7665.
  6. ^ Kessler, Oren (1 January 2012). "The Two Faces of Al Jazeera". Middle East Quarterly. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Why Al Jazeera is under threat". The Economist. 1 July 2017. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ El-Ibiary, Rasha (December 2011). "Questioning the Al-Jazeera Effect: Analysis of Al-Qaeda's media strategy and its relationship with Al-Jazeera". Global Media and Communication. 7 (3): 199–204. doi:10.1177/1742766511427479. ISSN 1742-7665. S2CID 143494925. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Q&A With Ayman Mohyeldin, Al Jazeera English's Correspondent in Cairo - Slideshow - Daily Intel". Intelligencer. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Al Jazeera suspends journalists for Holocaust denial video". BBC News. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.