CNN Business’s Emerging Markets Editor and Anchor, American John Defterios, at the CNN Abu Dhabi news desk, 2012.  

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The establishment of a permanent broadcast and production center in the Middle East by CNN is a significant and unique move by a Western news broadcaster. It gives CNN a powerful base from which to coordinate seven regional bureaus and also launch a new daily news show from the Middle East.
— Tony Maddox, Managing Director and Executive Vice President, CNN International