As such, it is an Arabic channel based in Doha, Qatar that broadcasts conferences and other events live without editing or commentary, using subtitles when translation is needed.

Launched in April 2005, Al Jazeera Mubasher is the first Middle Eastern 24-hour live news and events channel.

The channel functioned similar to its main counterpart but was shut down by the Egyptian government after the removal of Mohamed Morsi due to its perceived pro-Brotherhood slant.

In the period from 2013 until its suspension it broadcast from Al Jazeera's Doha headquarters running video brought in through other sources such as YouTube and Reuters and press conferences taped from other news organizations in the country.

This was during a period in which Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were applying pressure on Qatar over its relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups and movements.