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Wednesday 15th November 2006, Al Jazeera English, the first global English language news and current affairs channel with headquarters in the Middle East, launched today at 12.00 GMT to over 80 million cable and satellite households across the globe.  On day one, the channel's news teams are deployed doing stories in over 20 countries around the world in addition to their 60 news bureaus.

Broadcasting from within the Middle East, looking outwards, Al Jazeera English will set the news agenda and act as a bridge between cultures. With unique access as the channel of reference for Middle East events, and broadcast centres strategically placed around the world in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London, and Washington DC, Al Jazeera English will balance the information flow from South to North, providing accurate, impartial and objective news for a global audience from a grass roots level, giving voice to different perspectives from under-reported regions around the world.