<p>Saudi Arabia, the Arab world'sbiggest economy, blocked the Viber messaging applicationservice, the kingdom's communication authority said.</p><p>Viber doesn't meet the regulatory requirements and laws inthe kingdom, the Saudi Communications and Information TechnologyCommission said today in statement on its website. Thecommission will "take appropriate action against any otherapplications or services that fail to comply with regulatoryrequirements," it said in the statement.</p><p>In March, the commission said some Internet applicationsdon't comply with regulatory requirements. At the time, theregulator informed local services companies that they need tocommunicate with international application providers includingSkype, WhatsApp and Viber to make sure that their offeringscomply with regulations.</p><p>To contact the reporter on this story:Glen Carey in Riyadh at gcarey8@bloomberg.net</p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-05/saudi-regulator-blocks-viber-messaging-service-threatens-others.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.con&contentid=20130605168659">CITC blocks Viber</a> (Saudi Gazette)</p><p><a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-06/05/viber-banned-in-saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia blocks Viber</a> (Wired.co.uk)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=ddRCGktaKMr4XNMuMp9hz8GaJuSUM&ned=us">6 additional articles.</a></p>