Al Jazeera marks 30 years of transforming news in Middle East and beyond
Summary
Al Jazeera marked its 30th anniversary with an event at its Doha headquarters attended by Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The network, launched in 1996, is restructuring its Arabic-language news services into separate channels for breaking news, live events and in-depth reporting.Key Facts
- Al Jazeera began broadcasting from Doha on November 1, 1996, as an Arabic-language satellite news channel.
- The network has since expanded into a media organization with television channels, websites and other digital platforms in several languages.
- Al Jazeera’s anniversary event took place at its headquarters in Doha on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
- The network is dividing its Arabic-language news services across three channels focused on breaking news, live events and in-depth reporting.
- Al Jazeera was the only foreign broadcaster in Kabul when the United States attacked Afghanistan in 2001, according to the article.
- The article says a 2003 U.S. strike hit Al Jazeera’s Baghdad office and killed correspondent Tareq Ayyoub.
- At least nine governments have tried to silence Al Jazeera, the article reports; Israel banned the network and raided its Ramallah office in 2024.
- Al Jazeera has more than 3,000 staff working from more than 70 bureaus around the world, according to the article.
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