US man jailed over critical tweets released by Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has released a 72-year-old American citizen, Saad Ibrahim Almadi, who had been jailed for over a year and sentenced to 19 years for critical tweets about the kingdom's government and crown prince. Almadi's son confirmed that all charges against his father had been dropped, but he was banned from travelling. The case was one of many alleged human rights abuses to strain ties between the two countries. The news of Almadi's release comes a week after his son met with State Department representatives.