“All newspaper bureaus should obtain license in code 509 for publishing and distribution and they would not be allowed to operate without a regular license,” the municipality circular said.
The order quoted from an explanation given by the mayor in reply to a letter received from the chairman of the Al-Oyoun municipality with regard to an application for permission from Al-Watan daily to transfer its bureau to a new office on Sultanah Road.
The circular said, “The representative of the newspaper should obtain a license to open a shop. But the representative refused to comply saying that a newspaper need not have a municipal license.”
The circular said municipalities should make it binding on all newspaper bureaus to get a license for publishing and distribution and not be allowed to work without the license.
