Saudi authorities released a U.S. citizen jailed for 19 years for posting criticism of the government on Twitter but he remains banned from traveling, his son said, as the kingdom moves to ease tension with the United States. | Reuters
The Saudi government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. There was no immediate reaction from the White House or the U.S. State Department.
U.S. President Joe Biden said he had raised the cases during meetings with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he visited Saudi Arabia in July. Two Saudi women were sentenced to 45 and 35 years last year on charges that included “using the internet to tear the social fabric”.
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