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- Owner: Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer al-Thani
- Year Established: 1996
- Chairman: Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer al-Thani
- Director-General: Wadah Khanfar
- Editor-in-Chief: Ahmed Sheikh
- Al Jazeera Sports
- Al Jazeera Children's Channel
- Al Jazeera Documentary Channe
- Rumored future projects: Al Jazeera Urdu and an international newspaper
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Al Jazeera is a news television network based in Doha, Qatar. Initially launched as an exclusively Arabic news channel, Al Jazeera has expanded to include several regionally-specific broadcasts in multiple languages. The station garnered worldwide attention following September 11, 2001 when it broadcast videotaped statements by Osama bin Laden.
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About Al Jazeera English
Founded in 2006, Al Jazeera English is the first English-language news and currant affairs channel to be headquartered in the Middle East. The 24-hour station rotates its management team from broadcasting centers in Kuala Lumpar, London and Washington DC. -