Al Jazeera took over a dying cable channel network owned by non other than Al Gore.
They are a pet project of the Sultan of Qatar & have been criticised by other Arab states for not always portraying them in a good light.
Watched for a while this evening.
Not as slick as the major news networks. But, at least so far, do not appear to be as liberally biased as the US stations.
It may be worth keeping an eye on them. Despite their origins, I suspect that they may become a good source of real facts as they have no allegiance to the political leadership in this country.
We'll see what happens during the major crisis.