Cell phones with cameras banned in Saudi Arabia

Thursday, September 30, 2004

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority has issued an edict barring the use of cell phones with built-in cameras, blaming them for "spreading obscenity" -- a final resort after a ban on their sale and import to the kingdom failed to dent their popularity.

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