Moore banned from Kuwait

KUWAIT, a major US ally in the Gulf, has banned Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11” because it deems the movie insulting to the Saudi Arabian royal family and critical of America’s invasion of Iraq, an official said yesterday.

“We have a law that prohibits insulting friendly nations, and ties between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are special,” Abdul-Aziz Bou Dastour, cinema and production supervisor at the Information Ministry, said.