Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s support for Palestine took a step further with the opening on Jan. 11 of a Movenpick hotel in Ramallah, the administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority. Alwaleed, a nephew of the Saudi king and an investor worth $19 billion as of Forbes 2010 World’s Billionaires List, owns a 33% stake (through his Kingdom Holding Company) in Movenpick’s management arm. (The picture above with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was taken during an earlier visit with Alwaleed.)

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