Both Peninsula and Gulf Times covered the story. I honestly thought at least one of them wouldn't, but I was wrong.
I also like the game of comparing the agency source to the local story. You can often get a good idea of what journalists deem too sensitive to write by seeing which bits have gone missing from Reuters or AP stories.
"Airport sources in Egypt said Omar bin Laden, who has not seen the al Qaeda leader for many years and says he does not support violence, had asked to go to Qatar, where as a Saudi citizen he would have right of entry."
"The British authorities have denied Omar bin Laden a visa and the Spanish interior ministry rejected his asylum plea on the grounds that it did not consider he was in danger in Egypt."
"Omar bin Laden has lodged another request for a British visa, but this will not be considered until February 2009, his wife said. (Writing by Jonathan Wright; additional reporting by Firouz Sedarat in Dubai; editing by Elizabeth Piper)"
Both Peninsula and Gulf Times covered the story. I honestly thought at least one of them wouldn't, but I was wrong.
I also like the game of comparing the agency source to the local story. You can often get a good idea of what journalists deem too sensitive to write by seeing which bits have gone missing from Reuters or AP stories.
Compare these:
Gulf Times
Reuters
Three paragraphs have been cut:
"Airport sources in Egypt said Omar bin Laden, who has not seen the al Qaeda leader for many years and says he does not support violence, had asked to go to Qatar, where as a Saudi citizen he would have right of entry."
"The British authorities have denied Omar bin Laden a visa and the Spanish interior ministry rejected his asylum plea on the grounds that it did not consider he was in danger in Egypt."
"Omar bin Laden has lodged another request for a British visa, but this will not be considered until February 2009, his wife said. (Writing by Jonathan Wright; additional reporting by Firouz Sedarat in Dubai; editing by Elizabeth Piper)"