DUBAI - Saudi Arabia detained 11 princes, four current ministers and tens of former ministers in a probe by a new anti-corruption body headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported.

According to a senior Saudi official who declined to be identified under briefing rules, those detained include:

  • Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding
  • Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, minister of the National Guard
  • Prince Turki bin Abdullah, former governor of Riyadh province
  • Khalid al-Tuwaijri, former chief of the Royal Court
  • Adel Fakeih, Minister of Economy and Planning
  • Ibrahim al-Assaf, former finance minister
  • Abdullah al-Sultan, commander of the Saudi navy
  • Bakr bin Laden, chairman of Saudi Binladin Group
  • Mohammad al-Tobaishi, former head of protocol at the Royal Court
  • Amr al-Dabbagh, former governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority
  • Alwaleed al-Ibrahim, owner of television network MBC
  • Khalid al-Mulheim, former director-general at Saudi Arabian Airlines
  • Saoud al-Daweesh , former chief executive of Saudi Telecom
  • Prince Turki bin Nasser, former head of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment
  • Prince Fahad bin Abdullah bin Mohammad al-Saud, former deputy defence minister
  • Saleh Kamel, businessman
  • Mohammad al-Amoudi, businessman

Reporting by Rania El Gamal; Editing by Andrew Torchia and Paul Tait)

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