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Editorial leanCentre-left
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Strong Global South and Middle East coverage. Criticism of Qatar and its close allies is notably thin.
Who owns it
Owner
Al Jazeera Media Network, funded by the government of Qatar
Ownership type
State
Funding
Qatari state funding
Who runs it
Chief executive
Mostefa Souag (Acting Director General)
Track record
Factuality
High
Reach
Over 430m households across 150 countries
Worth knowing
Banned or restricted at various times by Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Ownership, leadership and funding are drawn from public filings and the outlet's own disclosures. The editorial lean is an editorial judgement, not a measurement — read it as a starting point, not a verdict.