Kuwait shuts down Al-Jazeera TV network

KUWAIT CITY -- Kuwait shut down the Al-Jazeera television bureau here Sunday, charging that the Arab world's most popular satellite TV network was "not objective."

"The government informed me that the bureau is closed because Al-Jazeera channel is not objective," Saad al-Enezi, the station's bureau chief, told The Associated Press. He said he was not given any detailed information about the decision.

Al-Enezi said he was not told if the closure was temporary or permanent. Kuwaiti officials could not be reached for comment.