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A BBC logo is seen at the company’s offices, in west London on December 7, 2004. Reuters Photographer

Government Unveils ‘Major Overhaul’ for BBC

by Thaer Abbas | May 12, 2016 | Media

Britain stepped back from cutting the size and scope of the BBC on Thursday, as it unveiled the Government’s blueprint for the future of the BBC which will be regulated by an external organization for the first time in its 90-year history. External regulation...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the first congress of the country’s ruling Workers’ Party in 36 years, in this photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang May 8, 2016. KCNA/via Reuters

N. Korean Leader Gets Promoted; 3 BBC Journalists Get Expelled

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2016 | World

Kim Jong-un has been named on Monday chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea at a rare party congress held in Pyongyang. This move highlights how the authoritarian country’s first congress in 36 years, which opened on Friday, is aimed at supporting the...

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Britain Celebrates the Eminent Attenborough’s 90TH

by Abeer Mishkhas | May 8, 2016 | World

London- Britain celebrates on May 8th the 90th of the most prominent public figure, who was elected by television viewers as Britain’s greatest living icon. Sir David Attenborough had successfully changed the face of nature and animal discovery programs, so that they...

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Adidas To Cut Short IAAF Sponsor Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 25, 2016 | Sports

Adidas AG, German Sportswear Company, will be ending an 11-year sponsorship deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) almost four years early, the BBC reported on Jan. 24. According to Reuters, the BBC reported that Adidas, the biggest...

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File photo of BBC presenter Zeinab Badawi.

Zeinab Badawi: Arab politicians need to do more to reach out to the press

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | May 28, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudan-born Zeinab Badawi is a familiar face to viewers of BBC World as one of the primary presenters of its flagship World News Today program, as well as its HARDtalk interview program. A veteran broadcast journalist with a career stretching...