What would you expect from a story on the BBC website about Saudi Arabia? Abayas, reform, religious police? OK, it’s all there. What makes this story different then? Here it comes: a Saudi deputy minister was telling the correspondent about his studies in the states, and he said, “I shared a house with two lesbians…Best years of my life.” Now, I would like to know the name of this guy. No, I won’t tell the government who he is. I just want to ask him about some details, you know, to spice things up a little on this blog ;-)

King Abdullah has issued a royal decree on reducing petrol prices for consumers in the Kingdom by about 30%. Meanwhile, gasoline prices are at historic highs in the United States and some other Western countries, so you can expect some angry blog posts this week (not by me of course, because I would be busy filling my car’s tank :-)