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M&A WATCH- Television broadcaster al Al Hayat<\/strong>, which was recently swirling the drain after allegedly failing to make good on payments owed to state-owned broadcast services providers<\/a>, is now in play, according to Al Mal<\/a>. The newspaper reports that owner Al Sayed Al Badawi is in sale talks, with prospective buyers said to include Yasseen Mansour, recently pardoned Hisham Talaat Moustafa, and an unnamed Emirati.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

M&A WATCH- Television broadcaster al Al Hayat, which was recently swirling the drain after allegedly failing to make good on payments owed to state-owned broadcast services providers, is now in play, according to Al Mal. 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