Live Arab Tv Al Jazeera -

: Within five years, it became the most-watched news station in the Arab world.

: Starting with only six hours of daily programming, the channel expanded to 24-hour broadcasts by 1999.

Al Jazeera, the first independent news channel in the Arab world, began as a bold experiment in Doha, Qatar, on November 1, 1996. Founded by Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the network was born from the remains of a failed BBC Arabic joint venture. By offering an alternative to the region's state-controlled narratives under the motto "The Opinion and the Other Opinion," Al Jazeera quickly became a revolutionary force in global media. The Rise of a Media Powerhouse