{{A well-known Kuwaiti preacher, Tareq al-Suwaidan, has been sacked from his job as the director of a Saudi religious TV channel because of his links to the Muslim Brotherhood.}}
Channel owner Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said there was no place for Muslim Brotherhood members in his business.
Mr Suwaidan has been a fierce critic of Egypt’s military-backed government.
Saudi King Abdullah has, however, given strong backing to the new Egyptian administration.
Prince Alwaleed wrote on his Twitter account that he had dismissed Mr Suwaidan “for admitting he belongs to the Brotherhood terrorist movement”.
The preacher had reportedly identified himself as “one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood” during a lecture in Yemen, according to Reuters news agency.
The king’s nephew, Prince Alwaleed, wrote in Mr Suwaidan’s dismissal letter – which he tweeted a copy of – that the preacher had been warned several times against publicly declaring his political affiliations.
Mr Suwaidan, who is known across the Arab world for his lectures on self-improvement from an Islamic perspective, was the director-general of the Al Risala (The Message) religious channel.
It belongs to Prince Alwaleed’s Rotana Group, which is a large pan-Arab media conglomerate based in Riyadh and serves the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.
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