Dubai, March 24 (IANS) 'THE 99', the world's first animated ****** depicting superheroes based on Islamic culture and society, has been banned by a Saudi Arabia government agency. 'THE 99' animated television ******, originally a comic book ******, has been banned by Saudi Arabia's Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta (religious edicts), the Gulf News reported Monday. A Saudi national, Sa'ad Hassan Al Shammari approached the committee seeking a ban on the ******. The seven-member committee said the TV ****** screened on Saudi-owned television channel MBC3 could **t be tolerated and should be banned.