Al Jazeera started out in 1996 as the first independent Arabic news channel in the world dedicated to providing compre - hensive television news and live debate for the Arab world. The Al Jazeera Network now consists of the flagship Al Jazeera Arabic channel, as well as several additional chan¬nels including Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Sport, Al Jazeera Documentary, Al Jazeera Children, the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center, and the Al Jazeera Center for Studies.
Here's a brief summary of the incredible variety of entities now tied together under the Al Jazeera brand: