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- Arab Hospitality
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And in the 'how did this group miss this is one' dept ...
Saudi Arabia Refuses Pakistani Diplomat Over Vulgar Name Translation
In an unfortunate result of translation, Pakistani diplomat Akbar Zeb will not become the next Pakistani ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Zeb’s credentials seem in order: He is the former ambassador to the United States, India and South Africa. He held the post of High Commissioner Designate of Pakistan to Canada and is the former director general of Pakistan's Foreign Ministry.
But despite Mr. Zeb’s impressive career, the 55-year-old diplomat’s name proved to be the immovable hurdle. When translated into Arabic, Akbar Zeb means “Biggest Dick.” In a region that stresses modesty, particularly in public, this could not stand.
Source: Albawaba
- Gertz:administration Sought Taliban Deal In Back Channel Talks
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeI believe it. The Obama administration held indirect talks with the Taliban insurgent movement in a bid to reach a settlement of the eight-year war in Afghanistan but the talks failed due to the terrorist...
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- Arab Hospitality
Observe, a billboard in Pakistan:It's an ad targeted at those who wish to perform the Haj; made by the Anti-Narcotics Force (Punjab); basically says that the punishment for taking drugs to Saudi Arabia is death.The big text on the middle-right says,...
- This Is A Good Idea.
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