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A Saudi journalist says he has been banned from writing in a Saudi newspaper after criticising the country's interior minister, reports the Associated Press.A Saudi journalist says he has been banned from writing in a Saudi newspaper after criticising the country's interior minister, reports the Associated Press.
Ali al-Elayan tweeted that the daily paper, Al-Watan, stopped him from writing after publishing his last column, which urged interior minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef to pay attention to citizens complaining about increasing incidents of theft and burglary of houses and shops.Ali al-Elayan tweeted that the daily paper, Al-Watan, stopped him from writing after publishing his last column, which urged interior minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef to pay attention to citizens complaining about increasing incidents of theft and burglary of houses and shops.
The writer said there was no connection between the prince or his ministry in the ban. Instead he implied that his editor, Talal al-Sheikh, and the editorial board were to blame.The writer said there was no connection between the prince or his ministry in the ban. Instead he implied that his editor, Talal al-Sheikh, and the editorial board were to blame.
Source: AP via Boston GlobeSource: AP via Boston Globe
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