Al Arabiya Goofs
May 27, 2009
Today, in their overage of the establishment of a new French military base in the UAE, Al Arabiya TV had stated in the beginning of their report that the base is the ‘first French base in an Arab country’. A minute later, there was a statement from the French defense minister, in which he said that French military bases in the UAE and Djiboutiwill be playing an essential role in the fight against marine piracy. Djibouti is a member of the Arab League.
The difference is that the base in Djibouti was established when the country was under the French mandate. And it’s a hub for the feared and revered FFL (French Foreign Legion). But I doubt if Al Arabiya had dug that deep.
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