The daughter of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has tweeted a picture of her father, expressing happiness at his release from detention, in the first public reaction from a family member.
"You've lit up the world, you are my world," Reem bint Alwaleed tweeted on Sunday, posting a picture of her father sporting a beard.
Prince Alwaleed was the most high-profile detainee of the 350 suspects rounded up since November 4 last year — including business tycoons and ministers — who were held in Riyadh's luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel.
Detained for nearly three months, he was released on Saturday after striking an undisclosed financial agreement with the authorities, a government source said.
"The attorney general this morning approved the settlement with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal," paving the way for his release, a government source said on Saturday, without disclosing figures.
The prince is ranked among the richest people in the world, with Forbes once estimating his fortune to be worth $18.7 billion.
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