Ethiopia says billionaire al-Amoudi freed from Saudi jail

The Ethiopian prime minister's office Sunday said Ethiopia-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi has been freed from jail in Saudi Arabia, where he was arrested in 2017 as part of a vast anti-corruption campaign.

Amoudi "has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia," premier Abiy Ahmed's office said on its official Twitter account. "We wish Mohammed Al Amoudi a safe return to Ethiopia."