Source­s: Masri freed after reachi­ng a settle­ment to return an unspec­ified amount of moneyAMMAN: Palestinian billionaire Sabih al-Masri, Jordan’s most influential businessman, returned to Amman on Tuesday, a family source said, after his release from detention in Saudi Arabia linked to a crackdown on the rich and powerful there. “He is at his home now in Amman,” said the family source. Iran, Saudi rivalry affects Balochistan: Dr MalikMasri, a Saudi citizen, said from his home in Riyadh on Sunday after his release that the Saudi authorities had accorded him “all respect”. A source familiar with the matter said Masri was freed after reaching a settlement to return an unspecified amount of money. There was no comment from the Masri family.

Source: The Express Tribune December 19, 2017 10:52 UTC