From exile to influence: the Bin Talal


Issue 925 - 08 Jun 2012 | 1 minute read

The ‘Red Prince’ Talal Bin Abdelaziz lived in exile for a short period after leading the Free Princes movement during the 1962 ruling family power struggle. He left Saudi Arabia for Cairo in 1962, where he renounced his title and established a ‘national liberation front’.

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