BBC Arabic has said a faulty payment mechanism resulted in guests not getting appearance fees, after a contributor said they hadn’t been paid by the channel for two years during a live broadcast. The channel was left red-faced as Egyptian political analyst Mehdi Eliefifi unexpectedly responded to the news presenter’s question on Ukraine’s crisis with his shocking claim as he held a paper to the screen reading “where is my money?”. “An important topic I would like to discuss is why for two years the BBC has not paid any dues to us, where are those responsible?” the analyst asked. Following the …