By its local partner Khaleej Times, because of cover story detailing labor abuses during the construction of NYU Abu Dhabi’s campus on Saadiyat Island.

New York Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy told Al Jazeera: “We’ve been in touch with our local printer to express our profound disappointment in this decision, which we understand was based on their objection to this one particular article. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time this has happened in the UAE.”

Reports:
Al Jazeera: NY TIMES SAYS UAE HALTED PUBLICATION OVER ARTICLE ABOUT LABOR ABUSES
Newsweek: UAE Halts Printing of New York Times Over Damning NYU Labor Article
Capital New York: U.A.E. printer stops presses on International New York Times
Hyperallergic: Emirates Censors International New York Times Over Saadiyat Labor Report