Saudi authorities ban advertising stickers on cars

"Should I remove my BB pin and SnapChat code?"

The traffic authorities of Al Sharqiya, Saudi Arabia, announced the ban of all kinds of advertising stickers on cars, Okaz news site reported

In a decision made under the Council of Ministers' decree number 6034, any vehicle with stickers advertising services or products will be subject to monetary fines or confiscation of the car. 

Al Sharqiya's traffic authorities took notice of the exceeding number of vehicles that are owned by companies and stores with promotional tags on the outside body of the car. 

Any ads that are spotted on cars under the form of stickers, text, or drawings (images, graphics, etc...) are considered illegal starting next week. 

The decision includes public transportation (buses and cabs) and other type of vehicles. 

All cars must abide by the regulations implemented. 

The news was shared on Twitter by various news outlets, leading many Saudi tweeps to wonder about the necessity of such a verdict.

Saudis were speechless

Many were with the decision

"That's what's asked of the authorities."

Thumbs up

Others had different concerns

"Should I remove my BB pin and SnapChat code?"

Some asked this

"What's wrong with advertising stickers, can we know?"

Arabs point out the hidden sexual innuendo behind this show's ad

Do you see it?

Egyptian TV series "Ragel w Set Settat" (A Man and Six Women) caused quite the stir online earlier this week. 

This came after the show's lead actress, Lekaa El Khamissi, shared the latest season's poster on her Facebook page to announce its premiere on MBC Masr.

On the spread, the long-standing show's title is written with a pun on an Arabic letter (و) that looks like the number nine, which is then followed by the number six.

Since the number 69 often connotes a specific sexual position, people went into a complete meltdown over the poster, deeming it inappropriate. 

Even though the logo featured on the show's ad isn't new, hundreds have now picked up on it again. 

It all started when El Khamissi posted this on Facebook

Just hours after she first uploaded the poster on Facebook, social media users shared it on Twitter and Instagram, where it went completely viral.


A few people saw nothing wrong with the poster

"I see a normal photo, nothing out of the ordinary."

Others just couldn't even though

"Is what's written here 'A man and six women,' or is my filthy imagination making me see a completely different thing?"

Many reacted to the whole thing with humor

"The designer who made this ad is a true infidel." 

The poster made some realize how naive they are

"I just discovered how well-mannered I  am. This whole 69 thing on the poster of 'A Man and Six Women' didn't even cross my mind." 

Trolling level: Egyptian

"No, what's written here is 'A man and six women," but it's you who's being naughty and sarcastic."

Al Khamissi has since responded to the controversy

Amid the intense backlash, Al Khamissi responded to the controversy in a comment she left under her original post. 

In it, she wrote:

"The designer of our show's logo, photographer Sherif Amar, creatively put it together. There's nothing more to it. Thank you for understanding."

Even though the actress did receive hundreds of vile comments asking her to delete her post, she refused to do so.