Days after guests were booted out of the Ritz in a move apparently taken to turn the palatial compound into a makeshift prison, word came that the Courtyard by Marriott was undergoing a similar transformation.
The arrest of many of the kingdom’s wealthiest and most powerful men has been a source of fascination — and fear — in the capital city. Some Saudis have gleefully shared screenshots showing the Ritz all booked up because the buzz was that the VIP detainees — including billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, 10 other princes, four ministers and dozens of former officials and businessmen — were being held there.
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