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Al Jazeera is launched
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. -
Al Jazeera Expands
The channel goes from broadcasting six hours a day to 24 hours. -
Osama Bin Laden sends a message to the U.S. via Al Jazeera
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. -
Missile attack destroys an Al Jazeera office
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.” -
Al Jazeera's Baghdad office is bombed
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) -
George W. Bush says Al Jazeera source of propoganda
President Bush refers to Al Jazeera as a source of “hateful propaganda” coming from the Arab world, during a State of the Union Address. -
Rumsfeld: Al Jazeera "vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable"
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. -
Al Jazeera plans to launch English channel
Al Jazeera announces plans to launch Al Jazeera International, an English-language satellite service. -
Daily Mirror: Bush considered bombing Al Jazeera
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.” -
Al Jazeera launches English network
Al Jazeera English is launched. Today the network has broadcast centres in Doha, London, Kuala Lumpur and Washington D.C. -
CRTC approves Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English receives approval from the CRTC to air in Canada
