Saudi Arabia plans to block WhatsApp within weeks:
Saudi Arabia plans to block Internet-based communication tool WhatsApp within weeks if the United States-based company fails to comply with requirements set by the kingdom's telecoms regulator, local newspapers reported this week.
Saudi Arabia leads the field among Arab regimes that practise internet censorship, blocking website content ranging from pornography to politics, but also in waging a highly effective online war against al-Qaida and other jihadi groups.