Hotels and other hospitality and tourism establishments have been ordered to remove all Al-Jazeera bouquet of channels from rooms and other accommodation facilities.
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) issued a circular, warning that violators could be fined up to SR100,000 and/or face revocation of their licences.
The ban is in compliance with an earlier circular prohibiting TV channels which contravene Islamic teachings, the official Saudi policy or public moral decency.