What the Arrest of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Really Means

Nov 07, 2017, 03:36 AM

In Riyadh in April, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, one the world's richest men with investments spanning the globe, sat down with Robert Jordan, a former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia. In their conversation, the prince expressed his approval for an overhaul of the Saudi economy led by the then-Deputy Crown Prince, Mohamed Bin Salman.