[quote=BBCNEWS]
All protests and marches are to be banned in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry has announced on state TV.
Its statement said security forces would use all measures to prevent any attempt to disrupt public order.
The announcement follows a series of protests by the kingdom's Shia minority in the oil-producing eastern province.
Last month, King Abdullah unveiled a series of benefits in an apparent bid to protect the kingdom from the revolts spreading throughout many Arab states.
"Regulations in the kingdom forbid categorically all sorts of demonstrations, marches and sit-ins, as they contradict Islamic Sharia law and the values and traditions of Saudi society," the Saudi interior ministry statement said.
It added that police were "authorised by law to take all measures needed against those who try to break the law".
The protests in the Eastern Province - where much of the country's crude oil is sourced - have been demanding the release of prisoners who demonstrators say have been held without trial.
The announcement of the crackdown on protests follows the return, last week, of King Abdullah to the capital after an absence of several months due to illness.
He unveiled an additional $37bn (£22.7bn) in benefits for citizens, including a 15% pay rise for state employees, as well as extra funds for housing, studying abroad and social security.
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Source:
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12656744[/url]
Wow......
This won't end well...
I bet the people will protest this ban.
Good game king Abdullah
I can't see how this could possibly go wrong.
[i]Thats a smart idea.[/i]
I really fucking hope the people rise up.
[QUOTE]
He unveiled an additional $37bn (£22.7bn) in benefits for citizens, including a 15% pay rise for state employees, as well as extra funds for housing, studying abroad and social security.
[/QUOTE]
Just wait till they run out of oil.
This could get interesting.
Saudi Arabia, "inb4 protests!"
But on a serious note, it's as if they already foresee something coming, I don't blame them for taking precautions with everything going on over there, but I don't think this was the best option for them to make. We'll have to, once again, sit back and let the middle east unwind itself, as if we're already not involved with the area though.
Banning protesting won't make the situation worse at all...
Only 5 days until those Saudi Protests everyone say are happening.
Australia was beaten at banning something for once.
[QUOTE=Fables;28452487]Australia was beaten at banning something for once.[/QUOTE]
Those jokes died months ago for a good reason.
They were shit.
[QUOTE=bravehat;28452504]Those jokes died months ago for a good reason.
They were shit.[/QUOTE]
Just like this is a shit idea?
[QUOTE=bravehat;28452504]Those jokes died months ago for a good reason.
They were shit.[/QUOTE]
They died because they were banned.
[QUOTE=Fables;28452524]Just like this is a shit idea?[/QUOTE]
just like your posts
[QUOTE=bravehat;28452504]Those jokes died months ago for a good reason.
They were shit.[/QUOTE]
nah theyre funny youre just a mad spergkid
It's like a four year old that doesn't understand why he shouldn't pull a cats tail, even after doing it three times earlier!
If shit does go down in Saudi Arabia, gas prices will go well over $5.00 a gallon.
i wonder when they'll figure out what they're doing wrong
[QUOTE=bravehat;28452149]I really fucking hope the people rise up.[/QUOTE]
They really do not have much to complain about realistically...
[QUOTE=Miskatonic;28452957]If shit does go down in Saudi Arabia, gas prices will go well over $5.00 a gallon.[/QUOTE]
It's already $4 here it's probably going to get higher than that.
King Abdullah is Emperor Palpatine, irrefutable evidence:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loaj4bXLrD4[/media]
[img]http://blog.joerenken.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/HA_HA_HA_OH_WOW.jpg[/img]
They'll be creating what they are trying to stop. Oppression doesn't usually work well is what people need to get through their heads.
[QUOTE=angelangel;28453122]King Abdullah is Emperor Palpatine, irrefutable evidence:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loaj4bXLrD4[/media][/QUOTE]
Haha, how did we get away with that?
[QUOTE=angelangel;28453122]King Abdullah is Emperor Palpatine, irrefutable evidence:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loaj4bXLrD4[/media][/QUOTE]
Oh my god, this made my year! :buddy:
good job
This is probably the dumbest idea ever
"how do we stop protesters, who don't care about laws and would rather die then put up with the current situation"
"ban protesting"
[QUOTE=Fables;28452487]Australia was beaten at banning something for once.[/QUOTE]
Not true. Facepunch admins ban everyone for talking back or looking at them funny.
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