and now for some hard news from the news station of King Fahd's brother-in-law, Al-Arabiyya

"Jihad Khazen, a veteran Arab columnist and former editor in chief of Al-Hayat, met Bariaa more than three decades ago. Khazen describes her to Al-Arabiya News as a “Roman goddess”, speaking of unmatched beauty during her youth that dazzled many in the Middle East ... " (thanks Basim)