Little wonder, then, that the government-controlled Saudi press has now taken time to seize on a different kind of news.

The Saudi press and television rarely refer to the Americans still in the north.

This last phase of the American departure from the base occurred with almost no fanfare, attracting only minor mention in the Saudi press.

Both the Pakistani and the Saudi press gave glowing reports of the Prince's visits.

The Saudi press often extols such suicide bombers as "martyrs" or "the resistance."

The official Saudi press maintained strong criticism of Teheran.

The Saudi press is strictly censored and articles on Saudi dissidents are banned.

He makes frequent contributions to the Saudi press.

But the freedom given the Saudi press has not been extended to domestic matters.

Dutifully, the Saudi press now so identifies him on all references.