UAE authorities have proceeded to pull a number of newspaper "Sunday Times" of markets in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, amid reports of extensive debt problems in Dubai, according to the official announcement of the newspaper.
The local newspaper "Gazette" of Kuwait, he ordered the "National Media Council" distributors prohibiting the issuance of the paper, without providing a reason for that, according to official stated in the paper, told "Zawya Dow Jones."
And involves a number of newspaper November 29 on a fee covering the double page, showing the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, mired in a sea of debt. The newspaper gave no reason to prevent release or the timetable for the removal of prevention, the official said.
And announced a government official in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed that the image that accompanied an article entitled "Dubai dream sunken" was "insulting."
Under the media law, prevents the leaflets criticizing the rulers of the Emirates. During its local media, along with officials from the government, to criticize the international press coverage of the debt crisis in Dubai.
The markets fell around the world last week after the government requested the freezing of debt owed by one of the largest conglomerates in it.
Suffer Dubai to pay off debts valued at amounts greater than $ 84 billion. The newspaper "Sunday Times" part of the company "News International" subsidiary of "News Corp," the owner of "Dow Jones & Co". Are issued daily "Times" and "Sunday Times" in the United Arab Emirates through a local company called "DIFC".