{"id":2271,"date":"2017-12-16T06:18:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T07:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/jordanian-investor-detained-in-saudi-arabia-report\/"},"modified":"2017-12-16T06:18:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T07:18:09","slug":"jordanian-investor-detained-in-saudi-arabia-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/jordanian-investor-detained-in-saudi-arabia-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordanian investor detained in Saudi Arabia: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">Saudi Arabia has reportedly arrested Sabih al-Masri, prominent Jordanian investor and chairman of the Arab Bank, as uncertainty grows among foreign businessmen about the future of their investment in the kingdom.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"98\">\n<p>\n\tCiting some Arabic-language media outlets, the Middle East Eye (MEE) news portal reported that Masri was taken into custody on his way to the airport in the Saudi capital on Wednesday and thus failed to attend the Arab Bank board meeting in Amman the same day, presstv.com reported.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSources close to Masri said that he was cautioned against travelling to Saudi Arabia prior to his trip, but the investor said he had nothing to fear there.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tJordanian mediators\u2019 attempts to reach out to Saudi authorities was said to have been failed because Marsi holds a Saudi citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAfter his arrest, the Jordanian reportedly made two phone calls with top executives in the Arab Bank and a close associate.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHind Khlaifat, the CEO of Arab social media startup Alocloud, highlighted Masri\u2019s investments in the Jordanian economy.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIn Jordan, our economy depends on Sabih; don\u2019t let our economy be destroyed overnight. A message in a Tweet for [Saudi Crown Prince] Mohammed bin Salman, with kind regards,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBack in October, Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh hosted the \u201cFuture Investment Initiative\u201d conference, where bin Salman unveiled plans to build a new city and business zone, called NEOM, a project that will be backed up by more than $500 billion in investment.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" height=\"313\" src=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/b11f508e-a862-49d0-a2ac-40d6c399944e.jpg\" width=\"555\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#3399ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (C) attends the so-called Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 24, 2017. (REUTERS)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn November, however, the same hotel turned into a prison for hundreds of Saudi royals and businessmen critical of the crown prince\u2019s policies, who were rounded up under the banner of an \u2018anti-corruption campaign.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLater reports revealed that Saudi authorities were offering deals to the Ritz-Carlton prisoners in which they pay for their freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe detentions raised alarms among foreign investors and bankers who had previously appeared enthusiastic about a raft of radical reforms spearheaded by bin Salman in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cOne day we are sleeping at the Ritz-Carlton, excited about a new era,\u201d said a regional investor. \u201cThe next day they have turned the hotel into a prison \u2014 what sort of message does this send us? We some need stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tInvestors said they want reassurances that capital deployed in Saudi Arabia will be safe.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cHalf my Rolodex is in the Ritz right now. And they want me to invest there now? No way,\u201d said a senior investor. \u201cThe wall of money that was going to deploy into the kingdom is falling apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi Saudi Arabia has reportedly arrested Sabih al-Masri, prominent Jordanian investor and chairman of the Arab Bank, as uncertainty grows among foreign businessmen about the future of their investment in the kingdom. 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