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Saudi Arabia’s Richest Man With Ties to Barack Obama Thrown in Jail

Saudi Arabia’s Richest Man With Ties to Barack Obama Thrown in Jail
A file image of Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal during a meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake in Colombo on July 4, 2017. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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Saudi Arabia’s richest man was thrown in prison earlier this week after spending more than two months on lockdown at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, London-based news site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was held at the hotel along with 200 other princes and high-level officials since early November. The group was arrested as part of a large-scale anti-corruption crackdown authorized by the Saudi king and carried out by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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