Prominent Saudi American doctor sentenced to jail in Kingdom

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The authorities in Saudi Arabia have ignored appeals from the US administration and sentenced a prominent dual nationality Saudi American doctor to six years in prison on charges that included illegally obtaining US citizenship, the New York Times and Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Walid Fitaihi was educated at George Washington University and Harvard, and is well known in the Kingdom as the founder of a private hospital. He faced what many believe to be politically-motivated charges, including the acquisition of US citizenship without the approval of the Saudi authorities. As a motivational speaker and a television host with millions of followers on social media, it's believed that he was seen as a threat by Riyadh. In an interview this […]

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