Riyadh's Ritz 'luxury prison' reopens after graft crackdown

Riyadh

RIYADH'S Ritz-Carlton reopened for business on Sunday, three months after it became a holding place for princes and ministers detained in the biggest anti-graft purge of the kingdom's elite in its modern history.

The luxury hotel had been closed for business since the unprecedented probe was launched on Nov 4 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has tightened his grip on power since his shock appointment as heir to the throne last June.