The House That Money Built

Princes and Princesses of the Royal House of Saud have long had a reputation for violence towards us 'mere mortals', as well as hypocrisy over their 'religiousness'. For the record there are about *22,000 royals in Saudi Arabia, with about 7,000 classed as 'Princes' — making the ratio of about 1 royal per 1,000 non-royals, and with total control over the media, this means what happens abroad stays abroad. 

 

House Of Saud

But as they don't yet control the western press, we can still follow their global indiscretions with some glee:

No Justice In Arab Lands

In an outrageous affront to justice of any kind, an Arab prince, Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, has been cleared of torturing and beating a businessman with assistance from his employees, this despite the whole episode being filmed and released onto the Internet.

 

The Sheikh Issa On The Video

 

The Sheikh is the son of former United Arab Emirates President Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan; the half brother of the former President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and the half brother of President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.