Saudi Arabian purge
Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed freed after ‘settlement’
Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal was released on Jan. 27 after nearly three months in detention following a “settlement” with authorities, as a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting the kingdom’s elite winds down.
The Hotel in Riyadh, which was a Prison for Princes, is Again Accepting Reservations
The luxury Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, accepts online bookings for the period after February 14, CNN reported.
The 5-star hotel was turned into a prison for over 200 princes, ministers and businessmen in Saudi Arabia, who were detained there in November last year.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed ‘in settlement talks with government’
Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a possible settlement with authorities but so far has not agreed on terms, a senior Saudi official said.