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Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton now a '5-star prison'

Guests booted out as hotel believed to be housing arrested princes, ministers

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Published Thu, Nov 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Riyadh

    THE gates are shut, the phone line is perpetually busy and you can't book a room until Feb 1.

    The Riyadh Ritz-Carlton has suddenly become very exclusive - and by popular account, a luxury prison.

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