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Funded by the Amir of Qatar, the channel shockes the Arab world with its in-depth news coverage and daring debate programs in a region where news is highly censored.
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The channel goes from broadcasting six hours a day to 24 hours.
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Al Jazeera broadcasts a statement by Osama bin Laden two hours after the US-led coalition begins its military strikes on the Taliban. In his statement, bin Laden tells the U.S.it will have no rest until the Middle East conflict is resolved.
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A U.S. missile attack destroys Al Jazeera’s office in Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. claims the attack was accidental and that the building they “struck was a known Al Qaeda facility in central Kabul.”
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A U.S. bomb hit Al Jazeera’s office in Baghdad. The bombs kill reporter Tareq Ayyoub and wounds cameraman Zohair al-Iraqi. The US also claims this attack an accident. (Al Jazeera)
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President Bush refers to Al Jazeera as a source of “hateful propaganda” coming from the Arab world, during a State of the Union Address.
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Rumsfeld talks about Al Jazeera’s coverage of civilian casualties in Iraq, and accuses the channel of being “vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable,” in its coverage of the war.
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Al Jazeera announces plans to launch Al Jazeera International, an English-language satellite service.
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The Daily Mirror, a British Tabloid, publishes a story in which it claims to have obtained a leaked memo which says former U.S. President George Bush had considered bombing Al Jazeera’s Doha headquarters in April 2004. Blair refered to the report as a “conspiracy theory.”
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Al Jazeera English is launched. Today the network has broadcast centres in Doha, London, Kuala Lumpur and Washington D.C.
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Al Jazeera English receives approval from the CRTC to air in Canada
