Saudi Arabia not to allow any demonstration on her soil

The kingdom banned all demonstrations saying they contradicted Islamic laws and society values, according to a statement issued by the Interior Ministry.

The new clampdown came a day after about 100 members of the Shia minority staged a protest in the western region of the kingdom.

"Security forces are authorised to act against anyone violating the ban," the statement said.

The restrictions come as a group of influential intellectuals urged King Abdullah to adopt far reaching political and social reforms.

They said the country's rulers should take a lesson from the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and listen to the voice of disillusioned young people.

The group included renowned Islamic scholars, a poet and a former diplomat.

Like Egypt and Tunisia, social networking site Facebook has a page calling for a "March 11 revolution' in Saudi Arabia.

The message posted on Facebook calls for ousting of "regime of al-Saud clan".

Meanwhile, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has backed the call to the UN to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya.

An emergency meeting of the 57 member OIC said "we join our voice in the voices asking for no-fly zone over Libya and we call on the Security Council to do its duty in this regard."

The statement was issued by secretary general of OIC Ikmeleddin Ihsanoglu.