Al Arabiya Charged With Blasphemy In Saudi Court

According reports in Arab News and in Maktoob Business yesterday, in Saudi Arabia a group of citizens has filed a lawsuit against the television channel Al Arabiya charging it with blasphemy. The station is Saudi owned, and operates from Dubai. The lawsuit, filed in the summary court in Jeddah, charges the station with ridiculing God, the Prophet Muhammad and his sayings, and the Angel Gabriel.