Saudi Billionaire, Prince Alwaleed, 'Released' from Detention

One of the world's richest men, billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, has been released from detention, according to family sources speaking to the Reuters News Agency.

He had been held in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh since November, along with about 200 others accused of corruption. The Saudi attorney general says many have been released, after paying settlements of billions of dollars.

Al Jazeera's Hannah Hoexter reports.

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Dollarless in Seattle
Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company Prince Alwaleed bin Talal with billionaire businessman Bill Gates at the 14th Microsoft CEO Summit in Washington, Seattle. The summit was attended by 100 top CEOs. Prince Alwaleed and Gates are co-owners of the Four Seasons group of hotels and resorts. [Source: Arab News]