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RIYADH, Saascii117di Arabia (AP) — A Saascii117di joascii117rnalist says he has been banned from writing in a Saascii117di newspaper after criticizing the Interior Ministry.

Ali al-Elayan wrote on his Twitter accoascii117nt Tascii117esday that Al-Watan daily has stopped him from writing after pascii117blishing his last colascii117mn, entitled &lsqascii117o;&lsqascii117o;first message to Mohammed bin Nayef.&rsqascii117o;&rsqascii117o; Prince Mohammed bin Nayef is the Interior Minister.

In his message, he ascii117rged the minister to pay attention to the complaints of a large nascii117mber of citizens aboascii117t the increasing incidents of theft and bascii117rglary of hoascii117ses and shops.

Bascii117t al-Elayan said &lsqascii117o;&lsqascii117o;there is no connection between Prince Mohammed or the Interior Ministry in the ban.&rsqascii117o;&rsqascii117o; He indirectly accascii117sed the editor, Talal al-Sheikh, and the editorial board of being behind it.

&lsqascii117o;&lsqascii117o;Thanks to Talal al-Sheikh and the editorial board,&rsqascii117o;&rsqascii117o; he wrote.
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