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Saudis close Al-Jazeera office in Qatar amid diplomatic crisis
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSaudi Arabia closes the offices of Qatar’s Al-Jazeera news network after severing ties with the energy-rich Gulf nation, which it accuses of supporting terrorist groups.
In a statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, the Culture and Media Ministry says it withdrew the famed network’s license.
The ministry says the move came in response to Al-Jazeera’s “promotion of the terrorist organizations’ plots” and its alleged support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the target of a two-year-old Saudi-led military intervention.
It also accused the network of attempting to “split the Saudi ranks,” without elaborating.
— AP
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