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Saudi columnist suspended for comparing king to God

A Saudi columnist has been suspended after he went too far in praise of the country's leader, King Salman. Ramadan al-Anzi's column in al-Jazirah newspaper lauded the monarch using attributes usually reserved for God. And while effusive praise of the king is customary - and even expected - comparisons to deities are frowned upon in Saudi Arabia.

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