Al Jazeera English (AJE; Arabic: الجزيرة, romanized: al-jazīrah, pronounced [æl (d)ʒæˈziːrɐ], literally «The Peninsula», referring to the Qatar Peninsula) is an international 24-hour English-language news channel owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which is owned by the monarchy government of Qatar. It is the first English-language news channel to be headquartered in Western Asia.
