Following the passing of Qatar’s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, his founding of the Al Jazeera news channel stands as a defining geopolitical and cultural milestone. Launched in 1996, ...

Since its launch in 2006, al-Jazeera TV’s English-language news channel has racked up prestigious journalism awards for its reporting on international issues, including the Arab Spring uprisings. The ...

The morning the death of Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was announced, I was asked to write about Al Jazeera and the man whose vision brought it into being. May God have mercy on him. I ...

Even though Al Jazeera English's coverage of the Middle Eastern protests has reaped deserved praise, the media company has yet to parlay recent acclaim into a spot on more U.S. televisions. But its ...

CAIRO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Egypt's decision on Sunday to close the offices of Al Jazeera illustrates the leading role the Arabic broadcaster has taken in reporting unprecedented popular revolts against ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sheikh Hamad's vision for a free and influential media platform for the Arab world was achieved via Al Jazeera [Screengrab/Al ...