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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
Fri, Nov 10, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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Just weeks ago, the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton had hosted some of the world's top officials and businessmen for an investment conference dubbed "Davos in the desert".
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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.

Earlier this week, just as Saudi Arabia declared an anti-corruption...

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