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Then again, it's hard to make a feel-good war movie when a country's reputation falls as its body count rises. The U.S. hasn't had a clear, exhilarating win since World War II. (The 1991 Gulf War doesn't count, since it lasted little longer than Viva...
U.S. officials say the average detainee remains held for 10 to 12 months. Detainees can take classes in English, Arabic, math and other subjects at the compounds, which U.S. officials say still have plenty of room for more inmates as the surge continues.
While MTV may have popularized the music video, in the Middle East it is chasing its clones. Competitor Rotana has four Beirut-based music channels, financed by Saudi billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal. Melody, out of Cairo, is controlled by Egyptian telecoms magnate Naguib Sawiris. Mohammed Yanez, MTV talent...
The new channel is just the start for MTV. The launch will swell its reach to 36 million households that get MTV Arabia via satellite, up from 200,000 who now get MTV on pay TV, and MTV will earn an estimated $10 million annually for 10 years in licensing...
But first, MTV Arabia has to find the right mix of old and new. On a recent afternoon, producers reviewed a commercial featuring a traditional Arabic music ensemble, with one musician on the lutelike oud. Little by little, the oud player went wild and trashed his instrument, Jimi Hendrix-style...