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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Report: Saban wants to buy al-Jazeera


Ynet
Former Israeli billionaire Haim Saban is holding negotiations for the purchase of 50% of the al-Jazeera television network from the Qatari government, Egyptian newspaper al-Mesryoon reported Wednesday.

The media tycoon visited Qatar in 2003 together with former US President Bill Clinton... Full story

Background on power and influence of Haim Saban
at 10/08/2009 08:03:00 AM