Octavia Nasr, CNN’s Mideast Editor, Fired by CNN over Tweet Praising Late Ayatollah

The Lebanese militant Hezbollah has denounced CNN’s decision to fire a Middle East editor for posting a note on Twitter expressing admiration for the country’s late top Shiite cleric. Octavia Nasr later apologized for her tweet in which she described Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah as “one of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” But…

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    Islamist journalist Ibrahim Moussawi banned from entering UK

    The Lebanese journalist Ibrahim Moussawi was denied an entry visa to the UK to speak at the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Moussawi is editor of the Hezbollah-linked newspaper Al-Intiqad and the former political editor of Al-Manar, the group’s television station. ‘Station of Resistance’ by self-description, it broadcasts Hezbollah’s ideology, campaigns against…

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      Cameron seeks ‘hate preachers’ ban

      Conservative leader David Cameron has called for a ban on “preachers of hate” entering the United Kingdom. Mr Cameron accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of dithering over the case of Islamist cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, following press reports that he is to be granted permission to come to London for medical treatment. The Tory leader branded…

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