From today's Independent:

Saudi press told to stop printing pictures of women
By Daniel Howden
Published: 18 May 2006

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has told the country's newspapers to stop publishing pictures of women as they could lead young men astray.
The move surprised some observers as the absolute monarch has sought to portray himself as a quiet reformer since taking the throne last year in the ultraconservative country.
All media in the kingdom are either owned by the state or run by it, but in recent months some Saudi newspapers have published pictures of women, always with the hair covered and only their face showing. The images of women wearing the traditional Muslim headscarf were used to illustrate stories connected to women's issues, including the right to vote and drive, both of which are withheld. The Saudi embassy in London declined to comment on the apparent ban.
The King reportedly told editors in a meeting this week that publishing a woman's picture was inappropriate. "One must think, do they want their daughter, their sister, or their wife to appear in this way? Of course, no one would accept this," the newspaper Okaz quoted King Abdullah as saying. "Young people are driven by emotion and the spirit, but the spirit can go astray. So I ask you to go easy on these things," the King reportedly said.

Last week the BBC interviewd the wrong man on a news programme:

From the Guardian.

BBC brings back wrong Guy to News 24

John Plunkett
Tuesday May 16, 2006


Goma: interviewed by Karen Bowerman on News 24 last week

A week after he was mistaken for an IT expert with a similar name, Guy Goma was back on News 24 today in an interview almost as painful as his original appearance.
Mr Goma's aborted interview with business presenter Karen Bowerman, who thought she was talking to Guy Kewney, will go down as one of the most embarrassing cock-ups in BBC News history.

But Mr Goma, who had turned up at the BBC for a job interview, proved he could see the funny side by returning to News 24 today.


"I was very shocked. I just thought, 'Keep going'," said Mr Goma, a university graduate from Congo. He said he was "still waiting for the result" of his interview to become an IT assistant.
Unfortunately, News 24 presenters Simon McCoy and Carrie Gracie appeared about as sure of themselves today as Bowerman had last week.

"Is there anyone else you would like to impersonate?" asked Gracie. Misunderstanding the question, Mr Goma replied: "Yes, I really want to work at the BBC."

And when Mr Goma mumbled a reply to McCoy's query whether "EU membership for Bulgaria and Romania is a good thing," Gracie asked: "Do you have an opinion on everything?" Mr Goma, understandably, was lost for words a second time.

Mr Kewney, the IT expert and founder of newswireless.net whom the BBC thought it was interviewing, also made a belated appearance on the news channel today.

Mr Goma, whose first language is not English, apologised to Mr Kewney.

McCoy also apologised to both men and to viewers for the bungle, which he said he hoped would not be repeated.

You can see the original broadcast here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCzaeeaHTi4&search=bbc

Premature ejaculation.

Is something I don't normally suffer from, however (see previous log with terribly amusing Mafia joke):

Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM

The focus is switching to the president and his successor
Silvio Berlusconi has formally resigned as prime minister of Italy, paving the way for Romano Prodi to form a new government of the centre-left.

Four weeks after an election that he lost. All I can say is, 'about bloody time'