Al Jazeera Live in English
- Local time
- Location: Doha, Qatar
- Source: Al Jazeera English
- Info: Al Jazeera English is a 24-hour English-language news and current affairs television channel with headquarters in Doha, Quatar. When it launched, Al Jazeera was the first independent news channel in the Arab world.
More info: In April 1996, the BBC World Service Saudi-based Arabic language TV station, faced with censorship demands by the Saudi Arabian government, shut down after two years of operation. Many former BBC World Service staff members joined Al Jazeera, which at the time was not yet on the air. The channel began broadcasting in late 1996.