Iraq suspended the licences of 10 satellite television channels, including Qatar-based Al-Jazeera, for promoting violence and sectarianism

Iraq suspended the licences of 10 satellite television channels, including Qatar-based Al-Jazeera, for promoting violence and sectarianism, an official from the country's media regulator said Sunday.
  
"We took a decision to suspend the licence of some satellite channels that adopted language encouraging violence and sectarianism," Mujahid Abu al-Hail, a top official from the Communications and Media Commission, told AFP.
  
"It means stopping their work in Iraq and their activities, so they cannot cover events in Iraq or move around," he said.
  
The suspended channels included pan-Arab network Al-Jazeera and Sharqiya, an Iraqi station.