Bassem Youssef and no-criticisms-of-Saudi Arabia clause

From Ahmet in Tunisia:  "Asad, like he was walking into MBC and expecting something other than Saudi royal gag. According to this website, Bassem Youssef was told that even innuendos and insinuations critical of the House of Saud are forbidden, and his production company was contractually tied to such agreement with a penalty clause.
This is the guy who tore into Qatar and its royal family no-holds-barred not long ago...."