Jake Novak

Saudi Arabian Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal arrives at the Elysee palace in Paris, France

One of the wealthiest men on Earth is being detained, and no one is talking about it

January 5, 2018Finance

The Saudi prince who owns 1/3 of Twitter disappeared into the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton on Nov. 8 and has not been seen since. But the apparent incarceration of Prince Alwaleed bin Taleel — the 45th richest man on Earth and friend of billionaires Rupert Murdoch and Bill Gates — is not getting a lot of media attention. CNBC’s Jake Novak explains why few are now talking about Saudi Arabia’s Twitter Prince.

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