Kuwait - Government rescinds licences of newspaper and TV station owned by opposition supporter

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Information ministry gives two reasons for closures Announcing the decision to rescind the licences of the Alam Al-Youm newspaper and Al-Youm TV on 22 July, the information ministry cited failure to respect the conditions for obtaining licences. Owner's nationality One of the reasons given by the ministry was the fact their owner, Ahmed Jabr Al-Shemmari, was not a Kuwaiti citizen, in violation of the press and broadcasting code. Article 3 of the code says that anyone seeking a media (...)

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