Amr AlMadani, CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla, has been detained on corruption charges, according to a Nazaha official on Sunday. Charged with authority abuse and money laundering, AlMadani is accused of securing illicit contracts worth $55.1 million from the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy via a family-mediated deal. Despite entering public service, he retained partial ownership of National Talents Company and influenced the awarding of further contracts to it, totaling SR 1.3 million.