. >>> turning overseas, saudi prince alwaleed bin talal is speaking out this is quite a story. 's hadley gamble joins us with more. >> reporter: well, details are finally beginning to emerge from prince alwaleed bin talal's stay he gave a tour of his rooms before he checked out. he basically said there was going to be a financial settlement with the saudi government that's according to this reuters report but no details have yet emer emerge. >> there are no topics there's just discussion. but rest assured this is a key operation that we have and we're just in discussion with the government on various measures and that i can't divulge right now because we're in discussion with them. but that's the whole story i'm in my country. i'm in my city no problem at all. >> reporter: now, the saudi officials that i spoke to last week are telling me they're very interest ready to close this file in terms of this anti-corruption probe but there's still outstanding questions about who is involved. especially but the foreign economy and questions of saudi arabia, all of this as the saudi offic

one of the world's richest men, prince alwaleed bin talal, has become the latest high—profile figureon drive in saudi arabia. an official said the prince was released after a settlement was approved by the state prosecutor. but the prince said no charges were brought against him, and no deals had been done. 0ur arab affairs editor, sebastian usher, reports. just hours before his release, prince alwaleed bin talal gave his first interview from the gilded cage of the ritz carlton hotel. in hard cash terms, he has been the biggest catch of the saudi purge. the idea of a man worth $17 billion being reduced to sleeping on a mattress while bargaining for his freedom has been a powerful one, and an image he was keen to dispel as he gave a tour of the suite where he was held in recent weeks. i have been all the time here at this hotel. it's been fine. i have exercised, i stretch, i swim, i walk. i have my old iphone, so it's like home. i call my family every day. i'm in touch with my office every day. my private office, my kingdom office. everything is functioning. the saudi attorney general

the saudi billionaire, prince alwaleed bin talal, has been released, two months after he was detainedsoon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites queued up today will not find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a number of people killed in a taliban bomb attack in afghan capital of kabul has risen to 95. president trump has called for decisive action against the taliban. an investigation‘s b

yousef: the student about alwaleed bin talal, your reaction first off.f thisanother phase corruption purge, part of a much wider agenda, which has been, generally and -- generally speaking, encouraging. there was a desire to attract money into the country. reform initiative does carry some risk in the weights carried out, i think we have to categorize this as something broadly positive, and i suspect that this would continue going forward, and would be, in general, conducive to attract money. yousef: i look at what's happening with equity markets. we took -- put this up on the chart, in terms of how the kingdom and saudi stocks outperformed the since the corruption probe. we have highlighted this with a red circle, when it all began in early november. the saudi stock market has rallied 7.5% at the beginning of the anticorruption purge. the question becomes, how much value, in fixed-income as well, is locked down by this anticorruption purge?\ how much has been unlocked now that they are winding down? for the key figures avoiding the courts, mud fight? a:

in saudi arabia, the kingdom has a raised all losses sense alwaleed bin talal was detained in novemberd again today after alwaleed bin talal was released over the weekend. the billionaire return home on saturday after reaching a settlement with authorities and will remain at the helm of his company. in russia, thousands of protesters have demonstrated against president putin, who is seeking to prolong his almost two decade-long elections. shortly afterwards, he told his supporters, you are not coming out for me, but for yourself and your future. the newly elected prime ministers says the decision to force players to pay whe men and women the same mount is just the first step and gender inequality. the comments were made during an exclusive interview with bloomberg. as it metoo revolution, has been called, has been an eye-opener for us as well because we have women from every sector in society describing their experiences. big this to show how inequality is. and is not only about sexual harassment. it shows us the inequality of power. juliette: global news 24 hours a day, powered by 270

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the multi—billionaire prince alwaleed bin talal is the latest high—profile figure to be released in saudibia after a major anti—corruption drive was launched in november. he is reported to have been freed this morning from detention in a luxury hotel in riyadh. now on bbc news, talking movies‘ tom brook reports from park city in utah where american‘s foremost showcase for independent cinema, the sundance film festival, draws to a close this weekend. hello, and welcome to our look back at this year's sundance film festival in park city, utah. in today's programme, highlights from this 11—day independent film extravaganza. sundance belonged to women this year, with numerous films by them and about them. women in independent film were speaking out. the #metoo and #timesup movement were major talking points. there has been hurt and suffering. people will not stand for that anymore. also, the festival premiere of a live documentary which told the history of the famous kronos quartet, and more. and the festival film, our new president, looked at how russian youtube and tv channels covered the u

prince alwaleed bin talal was one of 200 princes, politicians and wealthy businessmen detained in a crackdownreed in return for the prince's release. a mural by the world famous graffiti artist banksy has appeared in hull. hundreds of people have been turning up to see it on a disused bridge in the city. the artist has appeared to confirm that it his work on social media. not everybody is happy about it — one city councillor said today, it's vandalism and should be rubbed off. matthew bone has the story. the bankside area of hull is no stranger to graffiti, but this latest addition is a little different. the artwork certainly looks like a banksy, and the artist seemed to confirm its identity on social media. it has caused a lot of interest. this is a quiet, old industrial part of hull, but ever since rumours of the banksy appeared last night, a steady stream of people have come here today to check it out for themselves. it's really good. fantastic. i like the way that the writing on that is like on a chalkboard or a school. i like his shoes. he has got a nice pair of shoes on. you've got to w

associates of 62-year-old prince alwaleed bin talal say he left the ritz-carlton in riyadh, where he and other elite saudis faced weeks of questioning as part of an anti-corruption campaign. alwaleed is an investor in many western companies including twitter, lyft, citibank, and apple. crown prince mohammed bin salman launched the anti-corruption campaign, which he claims is an effort to increase transparency and accountability. critics argue it is an attempt to seize businesses and sideline potential rivals. today is international holocaust remembrance day, marking 73 years since the liberation of the auschwitz death camp. secretary of state rex tillerson paid his respects at a memorial to jews who revolted against german forces in 1943. he visited the warsaw memorial on the last day of a week-long trip to europe. >> on this occasion it reminds us that we can never, we can never, be indifferent to the face of evil. >> sreenivasan: president trump has reached out to african leaders who are gathering at summit.ekend's african union the associated press is reporting that mr. trump sent

meanwhile, saudi billionaire prince alwaleed bin talal, who was also detained in the crackdown, saysand released. 0fficials officials in cape town are urging people to limit flushing their toilets to conserve water as the city battles a severe drought. water supplies are due to run out in early april after three years of low rainfall. residents are advised to limit charring to twice a week and save water as if their lives depend on it. the entire us gymnastics board is to resign because of its handling of the sex abuse scandal involving the former team doctor, larry nassar. the country's 0lympic committee had threatened to strip the organisation of its powers if the directors failed to stand down. nassar has been given a prison sentence of up to 175 years for abusing more than 150 female gymnasts. peter bowes reports. as larry nassar begins to what amounts to a life sentence, the fallout from the abuse scandal has been swift and decisive. the entire board of usa gymnastics has gone and there have been other resignations too. mark hollis was the athletic director at michigan state uni

meanwhile, saudi billionaire prince alwaleed bin talal, who was also detained in the crackdown says helso says his vast financial assets will remain intact and he's in ongoing talks with government officials. officials in cape town are urging people to limit flushing their toilets to conserve water as the city continues to battle a severe drought. water supplies in the south african city are due to run out in early april, after three years of exceptionally low rainfall. residents have been advised to limit showering to twice a week and "save water as if their lives depend on it". caroline wozniacki has won the australian open women's singles title, beating romania's simona halep to become the world number one. james burford reports on a thrilling final in punishing melbourne temperatures. the eyes of the world trained on its two best players. that neither had won a grand slam before a wrong about to be set right. from the start the 15,000 spectators packed inside the rod laver arena were treated to hitting of the highest order. it took a tie—break to decide the first set. sometimes out

meanwhile, saudi billionaire prince alwaleed bin talal, who was also detained in the crackdown says heo be cleared of wrongdoing and released. it is believed a financial settle m e nt it is believed a financial settlement was agreed in return for his release. the prime minister has welcomed a landmark ruling by trade authorities in the us, overturning a decision to impose huge tariffs on planes which are partly built in the uk. the aerospace firm bombardier won a surprise victory in its dispute with the american company boeing, about selling its passenger jets to us airlines. the wings for the planes are manufactured in belfast, as our ireland correspondent, chris page, reports. workers, politicians and business leaders had feared one of bombardier‘s biggest projects would be grounded. the firm in belfast has 4,000 employees and a quarter of them work on the c series jet. but the programme was under threat after boeing claimed it was unfairly subsidised because of financial help from the canadian and british governments. the authorities in washington initially proposed to impose tariff

meanwhile, saudi billionaire prince alwaleed bin talal, who was also detained in the crackdown says heassured that this is a clean operation we have. we are in discussion with the government on various matters. i cannot divulge at this time because we are in discussion with them. but this is the end of the whole story. i am in my country, i am in my city, ifeel at home. caroline wozniacki has won the australian open women's singles title, beating romania's simona halep to become the world number one. james burford reports on a thrilling final in punishing melbourne temperatures. the eyes of the world trained on its two best players. that neither had won a grand slam before a wrong about to be set right. from the start the 15,000 spectators packed inside the rod laver arena were treated to hitting of the highest order. it took a tie—break to decide the first set. sometimes outwitting your opponent wins points, sometimes just brute force. and while the quality of the tennis was enough to make your head spin, halep called for the doctor, suffering from dizziness. finding more energy she s

ongoing reactions to the fallout --h prince ali bin tell all alwaleed bin talal.fter the kind of changes that the bank has been going through, what are we going to see on the balance sheet. we are just getting into the heart of the earnings season. front, we have numbers out of spain. ministers will be meeting in brussels, and there is a meeting between netanyahu and vladimir putin in moscow. there is a deutsche bank meeting , and a roadshow. some ministers are expecting to be speaking at the chatham house energy conference. there -- they have been speaking a lot lately. quick check on the markets and where you are at. the msci asia-pacific holding on to those gains, pushing further, higher. a little pressure still on commodities. a little bit of a downside on brent crude. 2.68 for that 10-year paper. how much higher can it really go? that's all we have for this edition of "bloomberg markets: middle east are called ♪ >> the following is a paid presentation by the murad rapid lightening regimen. guaranteed or your money back. announcer: coming up, see how women all

been erased,s have since alwaleed bin talal was released of the weekend.he billionaire, who also owns in citigroup and twitter, returned home on saturday after reaching an agreement with authorities. celand's to pry minister says her country's decision to force companies to pay men and women the same is the first step in gender equality. she made the comments during an exclusive interview with bloomberg. revolutionize and iceland. it has been an eye-opener for us to. it affects every sector in society. women are describing their experiences and it shows how ridiculous this inequality is. metoo is not just about sexual harassment. it shows of the inequality in power in society. juliette: global news 24 hours a day, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries around the world. this is bloomberg. thank you very much. joining us live from singapore is mark cudmore, our bloomberg mliv strategist. mark, we are looking at bond yields. surged and we are looking at german five-year real coming up 20% for the first time since 2015. the 10 yea