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Saudi bans Al-Hayat newspaper

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In 2002, Saudi censors banned the paper for printing an open letter from American intellectuals defending the US war on terror.

Saudi Arabia banned the sale of Monday’s issue of the Al-Hayat, the pan-Arab daily said today.

“It is true that the government stopped the distribution of Al-Hayat for one issue but the reason was not an article,” a member of Al-Hayat’s management in Saudi Arabia told ArabianBusiness.com on condition of anonymity.

“Up to this point, we do not know why distribution was stopped.”

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Management at the publisher's London office had told ArabianBusiness.com earlier today that the Saudi edition had been banned because of a single article.

Al-Hayat, which is Saudi-owned and published from London, has been banned in the kingdom on numerous occasions, sometimes for up to a month.

In October 2002, Saudi censors banned a single edition of the paper for printing an open letter from 67 American intellectuals defending the US campaign against terrorism and calling on Saudi intellectuals to denounce extremism.

The Saudi government is known for its tight control and censorship of media in the kingdom.

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