I have been looking around Saudi news websites for some mention of the court case in London yesterday where His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud was convicted of murderinghis "manservant", but I can't see anything in Arab News, the Saudi Gazette or al-Arabiya. If it has been reported in the kingdom's mainstream media I'll be interested to know where.

Some of the Lebanese and Emirati media (Gulf News and Emirates 24/7) have carried reports from international agencies but mostly the Arab media seems to be showing a distinct lack of interest in the crime.

Posted by Brian Whitaker, 20 October 2010. 

UPDATE, 11 November: An article by Ahmed Maher, who reported the trial for BBC Arabic discusses the lack of coverage in other Arabic-language media. He writes: "I was left with the impression that the 'state-run' outlets had enforced a blackout on the trial."