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Arab press blushes at new French PM’s name
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin May 16, 2012 04:59pm |
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| Category | Amusing |
| News Date | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Arab-speaking media was in a quandary after the appointment of Jean-Marc Ayrault as France’s new prime minster on Tuesday − about how to mention the head of the French government without causing offense.
Transcribed into Arabic from the French pronunciation of his name, “Ayrault” refers to the male sexual organ in several Arabic dialects. |
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