Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire investor who was detained at the Ritz-Carlton in Saudi Arabia for more than two months, has been released. (Reuters)Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire investor who was detained at the Ritz-Carlton in Saudi Arabia for more than two months, has been released. (Reuters)Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire investor who was detained in Saudi Arabia more than two months ago as part of what officials called an “anti-corruption” probe, was released from custody on Saturday, according to a relative and an associate of his family. “I can only say I’m supporting the king and crown prince in all the efforts they’re doing to really have a new Saudi Arabia,” he said, according to a transcript of the interview. [Who is Alwaleed bin Talal, the Saudi prince just released from a mysterious imprisonment?]

Source: Washington Post January 27, 2018 12:30 UTC