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It’s the daily trade of the television output editor, chopping what doesn’t meet the grade to maintain the daily news agenda in a time sensitive schedule.
But now an Arabic language channel in the Gulf might have to rethink its editorial chain of command after a court in Dubai slapped down a $27,000 fine for not broadcasting an interview it recorded with a Saud royal.
The decision inflicted ‘emotional, moral and social damage on the prince’s status as a royal,’ according to his lawyer.
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The discovery of Ardi, the oldest hominid skeleton ever found, was big news for the science community around the world.
But in the Middle East, the news triggered a different order of debate.
‘A research team revealed Thursday that the discovery of “Ardi” proves humans did not evolve from chimpanzee-like ancestors,’ reported Al Jazeera on its Arabic language website under the headline ‘Ardi rebuts Darwin’s theory’.
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Lovers partial to the heavy hand of history can now spend their first night of married bliss in the company of Saddam Hussein’s ghost.
That’s after Babil Governorate decided the appropriate use of the late Iraqi dictator’s palatial suite would be as a bedroom for hire for couples on their honeymoon.
For just 200,000 Iraqi Dinars – roughly $180 – couples can enjoy a night surrounded by the lavish splendor that once defined the close quarters of the most infamous leader in recent history.
But despite the Governorate’s revenue boosting plan, couples were not immediately impressed.
