KUWAIT CITY: A judge in Kuwait yesterday ordered two newspapers to close for the second time in two months for defying a ban on an alleged coup plot, the dailies said.
The independent Al Watan and Alam Al Youm were ordered to close for five days following an information ministry complaint last week after they published a story on videotapes allegedly showing former senior officials plotting a coup.
Al Watan is owned by a senior member of the Al Sabah ruling family while Alam Al Youm is close to the opposition. The two papers were closed for two weeks from April 20 for carrying news on the videotapes after the Gulf state’s attorney general ordered a total blackout while the issue was under investigation. AFP
