If you're looking for a different perspective on what's going on in the Middle East, from Iraq and Iran to Gaza, look to the English-language Web site of Al Jazeera, one of the region's leading news sources.

Al Jazeera is an independent news network (which includes TV stations and Web sites) that was originally established with funding from the government of Qatar, where the network is based. In the last few years Al Jazeera has expanded beyond its Middle Eastern origins to add an English-language cable news channel in the U.S., and it has its own Washington bureau.