The Minister of Information and Culture, Dr. Hamad Rouh al-Din has issued a ministerial decision to amend the provisions of Ministerial Resolution No. 167 of 2016 regarding the ban, publication and broadcast of commercial advertisements.
The decision in its first article, states: “A fourth article bis is added to the ministerial decision, which reads as follows: It is prohibited to publish or make any appeals or the like in newspapers to His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince or the Deputy Amir.”
The decision comes into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, Sunday, June 19, 2022.
Two administrative decisions were also issued by the Assistant Undersecretary for the Press, Publishing and Publications Sector regarding the cancellation of the license of two electronic media outlets, at the request of the licensee, in implementation of the Law on Regulating Electronic Media.
