recently made known YORK -- Lucia Newman.

recently made known YORK -- Lucia Newman, CNN's first and alone correspondent based in Havana, has vaulted to a new Al-Jazeera network planning to begin operations later this spring.

Newman will be based in Al-Jazeera's bureau in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The novel Al-Jazeera International is targeting a launch in late May, spokeswoman Rana Jazayerli said. The English-language network will be an shoot of Al-Jazeera, the influential Arabic network that has arise under fire from the Bush administration.

Al-Jazeera International will broadcast from offices in Doha, Qatar; London; Washington, DC and Kuala Lumpur No U.S.-based cable or satellite company has said it will carry the channel.

This winter, Al-Jazeera International announced that it was hiring Dave Marash, formerly of ABC News' "Nightline," as a Washington-based anchor and reporter.

Newman did not reply to an e-mailed request for an interview.

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