Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed's daughter tweets joy after his release

'You've lit up the world, you are my world,' Reem bint Alwaleed said, in the first public family reaction

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, waves as he arrives at the headquarters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Alwaleed bin Talal was released on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018,  from the luxury hotel where he has been held since November, according to three of his associates, marking the end of a chapter in a wide-reaching anti-corruption probe that has been shrouded in secrecy and intrigue. The prince, 62, had been the most well-known and prominent detainee held at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, since Nov. 4, when his much younger cousin, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ordered the surprise raids against prominent princes, businessmen, ministers and military officers.  (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)
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The daughter of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has tweeted a picture of her father, expressing happiness at his release from detention, in the first public reaction from a family member.

"You've lit up the world, you are my world," Reem bint Alwaleed tweeted on Sunday, posting a picture of her father sporting a beard.

Prince Alwaleed was the most high-profile detainee of the 350 suspects rounded up since November 4 last year — including business tycoons and ministers — who were held in Riyadh's luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel.

Detained for nearly three months, he was released on Saturday after striking an undisclosed financial agreement with the authorities, a government source said.

"The attorney general this morning approved the settlement with Prince Alwaleed bin Talal," paving the way for his release, a government source said on Saturday, without disclosing figures.

The prince is ranked among the richest people in the world, with Forbes once estimating his fortune to be worth $18.7 billion.

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