1996 Al-Jazeera Arabic launches, transmitting 6 hours a day
1998 Reports Operation Desert Fox from inside Iraq
1999 Introduces 24-hour news
2001 Covers war in Afghanistan from inside the country
2001 Screens video of Osama Bin Laden shortly after 9/11 terror attacks
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2003 Graphic coverage of war in Iraq and Afghanistan
2004 Broadcasts from inside Fallujah, Iraq, exposing civilian deaths in US-led assault
2006 Covers war in Lebanon from both sides
2006 Al-Jazeera English launches
2008/9 Reports from inside Gaza during Israeli-Palestinian conflict
2010/11 Live coverage of uprisings across Middle East attracts record audiences