Al Jazeera English

Detention Of Al-Jazeera Journalists Strains Free Speech In Egypt

Mohammed Badr, a cameraman for Al-Jazeera, appears at a court in Cairo, on Dec. 4, 2013. He is among the journalists referred to the Egyptian criminal court Wednesday. Ahmed Omar/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Detention Of Al-Jazeera Journalists Strains Free Speech In Egypt

January 29, 2014 • Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy has been accused of running a terrorist cell with the help of four foreigners; allegations the news agency calls "baseless and false." The case has shown just how far Egypt has backslid on the goals of an uprising that began three years ago this week.

The Two-Way

Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV

January 2, 2013 • The acquisition gives Al-Jazeera, which is financed by the Qatari government, access to an American TV audience. The new channel, Al-Jazeera America, will be based in New York.

Blog Of The Nation

June 4th Show

June 4, 2008 • Scott McClellan, guest Political Junkie, Al Jazeera English's new head, and Marc Fisher on TOTN.