Saudi releases Bin Laden construction tycoon detained in 2017 corruption sweep

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad
  • World

  • Friday, 14 May 2021

(Fixes typo in brother's name Saleh in paragraph 8)

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia has released construction tycoon Bakr Bin Laden after more than three years since he was detained as part of a corruption crackdown in 2017, two sources told Reuters on Thursday.

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