ocr: The government imposes total censorship andi insists on strict morality in the Saudi press. Inl 1994, private citizens were banned from owning satellite dishes, retlecting the state's wish to keep CNN out of Saudi homes. Saudi publishers play a leading role in the Arabic media, however. "Sharq Al Awsat" (The Middle East), publishedin Saudi Arabia is considered one of the leading Arabic dailies. Saudi - investors have bought the intluential press agency United Press International.
