Livedoor to run news from Al-Jazeera

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Livedoor to run news from Al-Jazeera

Internet service provider Livedoor Co. was set to start distributing news articles Monday from Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite TV channel known for airing messages purportedly coming from a global terrorist network, sources said.
Livedoor has concluded an exclusive contract with Al-Jazeera for the online news distribution, becoming the first Japanese Internet portal operator to provide articles from the Arab satellite news channel, the sources said.

Livedoor will translate several English-language articles by Al-Jazeera into Japanese each day but has no plans to provide the broadcaster's video footage.

Al-Jazeera gained worldwide attention by airing footage of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.

The contract is Livedoor's latest effort to bolster its news-providing services and attract more people to its Web site.

Oct. 3, 2005