Bin Laden’s brother arrested in Saudi probe

Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested a number of high-profile figures, including princes and current and former ministers on “anti-corruption” charges. Eleven princes, four current ministers and dozens of former ministers were among those who were detained. The arrest orders came from an anti-corruption committee just hours after the King Salman issued a Royal Decree to form the committee, which is headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Among those who were arrested was Bakr bin Laden, chairman of Saudi Binladin Group and sibling of the perpetrator believed to be behind 9/11, Osama bin Laden. The Binladin Group is one of the biggest construction companies, with an annual turnover of $30 billion. It was carrying out the expansion of the Kaaba complex.

The family rejected al-Qaeda's former leader, Osama Bin Ladin, because he was involved in terrorist activities in the 1990s.

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; and businessman Mohammad al-Amoudi.