Business elite rounded up in the Saudi corruption crackdown


Issue 1048 - 16 Nov 2017 | 3 minute read

Saudi Arabia’s most celebrated dealmaker Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal is among the senior Al-Saud under arrest. Below is a list of some of the very prominent commoners caught in the net as Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attacked the kingdom’s legendary ‘commission’ culture and spotty governance, as well as consolidated his own power in the 4-5 November purge:

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