''Inside Story'' is a daily news programme broadcast by Al Jazeera English. The programme provides analysis and commentary on recent news stories and is modeled after ''Mā Warā’ al-Khabar'' ( ar, ما وراء الخبر; ''Behind the News'') on the sister channel,

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(Arabic).

Original version

The original Al Jazeera English version of the programme broadcasts from Al Jazeera's studios in

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, with an anchor who is joined by guests from around the globe. The hosts rotate depending upon the topic being covered. The programme began airing in November 2006 alongside the launch of Al Jazeera English.

American version

An American version of the show launched on

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on August 20, 2013 on the channel's debut and was first hosted by Libby Casey who afterwards acted as a fill in host. The show for most of its time was hosted full-time by

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formerly of

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. The show was based in Washington D.C. and is filmed at Al Jazeera's DC hub studios on a set which it shared with the Al Jazeera English programme '' UpFront''. It was originally shot on the former set of ''Inside Story Americas''. The show's format was identical to that of the original Al Jazeera English programme with the exception that it has a full time host.

Spin-offs

In December 2011, Al Jazeera English launched three spinoffs. Two related to the United States: *''Inside Story Americas'', which focuses solely on stories related to the

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and was the forerunner to the American version of the show on

. *''Inside Story: US 2012'', which covered the U.S. 2012 presidential election. ''Inside Story Americas'' - and, formerly, ''Inside Story: US 2012'' - has a rotation of Washington D.C anchors. The third programme: *''Inside Syria'', was launched to cover the Civil War in Syria. It uses the same set as another former programme: ''Inside Iraq'', hosted by Jasim Al-Azzawi.

References

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