The cabinet has passed a temporal law to the law of the electronic crimes with amends agreed upon by both the government and the websites under the condition that it does not touch the freedom of media.

Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Ali Al Ayed has told a delegation that represents the electronic newspapers that the cabinet has passed a law regarding the electronic crimes after amending the law after taking into consideration the notes of the electronic websites.

The 8^th article has been deleted and the 13^th has been amended.

This step that some specialists consider as a positive one shall end the problem between the government and the websites.

The minister has mentioned that subsequent steps will follow in order to organize the sector of electronic press.

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