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June 22,1999 His Excellency Youssef Muhammad al-Samait Minister of Information c/o His Excellency Ambassador Muhammad al-Sabah Embassy of the State of Kuwait 2940 Tilden Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20008 Your Excellency, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is writing to strongly protest the closure of the Qatar-based television station, Al-Jazeera. CPJ has leaned that Your…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260