Saudi Arabia has released a US citizen from prison more than a year on from his conviction over tweets critical of the government, his family has said. Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, who also has Saudi citizenship, was arrested in November 2021 when he arrived in Riyadh to visit his family. He was sentenced in October to 16 years in prison. An appeals court increased the term to 19 years last month. Neither the US nor Saudi authorities have commented on Mr Almadi’s release. His son, Ibrahim, confirmed his father was at a family residence in Riyadh but said it was not clear when he might return to his home in Florida. “All charges have been dropped but we have to fight the travel ban now,” Ibrahim told Reuters news agency. Mr Almadi was found guilty by a court of trying to destabilise the kingdom and of supporting and funding terrorism. He was also issued with a 16-year travel ban.(BBC)…[+]