<p>STORY HIGHLIGHTSSaudi communications regulation agency threatens to block apps like Skype, WhatsAppAgency says the apps must comply with rules, but doesn't say what rules they're breakingReports last week said telecoms were asked to let government monitor communicationsA Saudi blogger says the move may be because the apps are used to organize protests</p><p>(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia may block access to popular Internet messaging applications like Skype, Viber and WhatsApp if telecommunication providers there don't comply with rules and regulatory conditions, according to the country's official news agency, SPA.</p><p>A statement from Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission released via SPA read, "The Commission emphasizes that it will take appropriate action regarding these applications and services in the event of failure to meet those conditions."</p><p>The statement did not address how the applications in question -- which allow Internet users to communicate with each other via text messages and voice calls -- were violating any rules, but it did highlight the need for service providers in the country to quickly "work with the developers of these applications to meet regulatory requirements."</p><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/31/world/meast/saudi-arabia-may-block-apps/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2013/03/31/Skype-WhatsApp-Viber-not-blocked-in-Saudi-Arabia-despite-threat-.html">Skype, WhatsApp, Viber not blocked in Saudi Arabia despite threat</a> (Al-Arabiya)</p><p><a href="http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.con&contentid=20130401159359">CITC warns Skype, Viber, WhatsApp</a> (Saudi Gazette)</p><p><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130331/saudi-says-internet-apps-break-the-rules">Saudi says Internet apps break the rules</a> (GlobalPost)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dHtgOWIdmdLrj3Mxlcxu_GeA7kFSM&ned=us">29 additional articles.</a></p>