In last words, Khashoggi asked killers not to suffocate him
5 years, 4 months ago

In last words, Khashoggi asked killers not to suffocate him

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — In his final words, slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi urged his killers not to cover his mouth because he suffered from asthma and could suffocate, according to Turkey’s Sabah newspaper. Sabah newspaper, which is close to Turkey’s government, published new details of a recording of Khashoggi’s conversation with members of a Saudi hit squad sent to kill him. And if you don’t help us, you know what will happen in the end.” Sabah also published Khashoggi’s last words before he was apparently drugged and lost consciousness. You’ll suffocate me.” Some of the details of the transcript published by Sabah were already in a searing United Nations report over Khashoggi’s killing that had been released in June.

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Jamal Khashoggi widow urges Biden to secure release of Saudi political prisoners during White House visit
2 years, 5 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi widow urges Biden to secure release of Saudi political prisoners during White House visit

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The widow of murdered …

Khashoggi killing: Turkey prosecutor asks to halt trial of Saudis
2 years, 9 months ago

Khashoggi killing: Turkey prosecutor asks to halt trial of Saudis

Al Jazeera  

Development comes as Turkey seeks a thaw in relations with Saudi Arabia that significantly worsened after the Saudi journalist’s murder. A Turkish prosecutor has asked a court to halt the trial in absentia of 26 Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and transfer the case to Saudi authorities. The …

'Shouldn't abandon case': Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee urges Turkey
2 years, 10 months ago

'Shouldn't abandon case': Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee urges Turkey

Firstpost  

The grisly 2018 killing of Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul worsened already rocky relations between the two Sunni regional powers and rivals, Turkey and Saudi Arabia Turkey must keep insisting on justice for slain Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi even as ties with Saudi Arabia improve, his Turkish fiancee told AFP in an interview. The grisly 2018 killing of …

Turkish court seeks Saudi records for Khashoggi murder suspects
3 years, 1 month ago

Turkish court seeks Saudi records for Khashoggi murder suspects

Al Jazeera  

Judge asks ministry of justice to check if the 26 Saudis on trial in absentia in Turkey have already been tried in the Saudi judicial system. Istanbul, Turkey – A Turkish court has asked authorities to check if defendants on trial in absentia for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi already face charges in Saudi Arabia. ‘Justice delayed is …

Fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi accuses US of ‘hiding the facts’ about dissident journalist’s murder his murder by Saudi Arabia
3 years, 4 months ago

Fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi accuses US of ‘hiding the facts’ about dissident journalist’s murder his murder by Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The fiancée of dissident …

Turkey seeks better Saudi ties despite Khashoggi slaying
3 years, 8 months ago

Turkey seeks better Saudi ties despite Khashoggi slaying

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s top envoy is traveling to Saudi Arabia as Turkey seeks to mend ties with the kingdom that hit an all-time low over the 2018 killing in Istanbul of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues during …

The Dissident review: How to kill a dissident, Saudi style
3 years, 9 months ago

The Dissident review: How to kill a dissident, Saudi style

Deccan Chronicle  

Streaming on diff.co.in till April 8 Oscar winning director Bryan Fogel’s documentary, The Dissident, is a scary film. An investigation into the planned assassination of 59-year-old journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia’s royal regime at their embassy in Istanbul, The Dissent is visually sombre, often flat, but stunning in the things it reveals. The Dissident, which begins with the disappearance …

Saudi envoy disputes crown prince role in Khashoggi killing
3 years, 10 months ago

Saudi envoy disputes crown prince role in Khashoggi killing

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Saudi Arabia’s U.N. ambassador on Monday disputed the U.S. intelligence report which concluded that the Saudi crown prince approved an operation to kill or capture dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying in a tweet: “Let us all move forward to tackle the serious business of world issues! !” Abdallah Al-Mouallimi said the newly declassified Central Intelligence Agency report …

Press watchdog sues Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
3 years, 10 months ago

Press watchdog sues Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing

Al Jazeera  

Reporters Without Borders files a case against MBS in a German court for ‘crimes against humanity’ in connection with the Khashoggi murder. Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has filed a criminal case in a German court against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and four other high-ranking officials for “crimes against humanity” in connection with the murder of journalist Jamal …

Khashoggi fiancee says Saudi crown prince should be punished
3 years, 10 months ago

Khashoggi fiancee says Saudi crown prince should be punished

Al Jazeera  

Hatice Cengiz demands punishment for the crown prince ‘without delay’ for his role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is calling for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be punished after a US intelligence report found that the kingdom’s de facto ruler played a role in the murder of the journalist in …

Khashoggi’s murder: It is time for accountability
3 years, 10 months ago

Khashoggi’s murder: It is time for accountability

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration should not let those responsible for the brutal assassination get away with it. That is why Open Society is calling on the US, UK and other government and others around the world to end arms exports to Saudi Arabia and impose travel and financial sanctions on MBS and all others responsible for the murder. Ending all arms …

‘Hold MBS accountable’: World reacts to US Khashoggi report
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Hold MBS accountable’: World reacts to US Khashoggi report

Al Jazeera  

Calls for ‘accountability’ grow as US report finds Khashoggi killed by Saudi hit squad operating under command of MBS. “We assess that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey, to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,” the Office of US Director of National Intelligence said. Saudi Foreign Ministry: In a statement carried by …

Timeline of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
3 years, 10 months ago

Timeline of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Al Jazeera  

A US intelligence report sheds new light of the murder of Khashoggi by Saudi agents in October of 2018. October 10, 2018 Turkish media publish images of an alleged 15-member Saudi “assassination squad” and video of suspicious movements at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul following Khashoggi’s disappearance. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz denies …

Activists seek justice on anniversary of Khashoggi killing
4 years, 3 months ago

Activists seek justice on anniversary of Khashoggi killing

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Journalists and human rights activists called for justice for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday, the second anniversary of The Washington Post columnist’s brutal killing inside his country’s consulate in Istanbul. However, no details on this subject has been given to the world.” Last month, a court in Saudi Arabia issued final verdicts convicting eight unnamed Saudi nationals …

Two years on, Khashoggi murder unresolved, body still missing
4 years, 3 months ago

Two years on, Khashoggi murder unresolved, body still missing

Al Jazeera  

Killers of Saudi journalist in Istanbul consulate are yet to be held to account, says UN rapporteur. Friday marks two years since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Activists and human rights groups have said the murder was premeditated and carried out upon the directive of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed …

Will there ever be accountability for murder of Jamal Khashoggi?
4 years, 3 months ago

Will there ever be accountability for murder of Jamal Khashoggi?

Al Jazeera  

No country should be able to buy their way out of accountability, no matter their influence or who their friends are. In 2017, he chose to leave Saudi Arabia in order to speak out. He chose self-imposed exile over status, income, security and silence. Lured into the Saudi Arabia consulate, armed only with his pen, his kindness, his politeness, he …

Jamal Khashoggi’s rights group launched two years after murder
4 years, 3 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi’s rights group launched two years after murder

Al Jazeera  

The US-based nonprofit, DAWN, aims to document and address rights violations in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt. A rights organisation established by slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi months before his controversial killing in 2018 at the hands of a Saudi hit squad in Turkey has now been opened in the United States. The US-based organisation will primarily focus on …

Turkey indicts six more Saudis over Khashoggi murder
4 years, 3 months ago

Turkey indicts six more Saudis over Khashoggi murder

Live Mint  

Turkish prosecutors have indicted six new Saudis suspected of involvement in the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, local media reported on Monday. In a separate case launched in July, an Istanbul court began to try in absentia 20 other Saudis over the murder, including two former aides to the Saudi prince. Turkish prosecutors claim Saudi deputy intelligence chief …

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentences for Khashoggi murder
4 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentences for Khashoggi murder

Al Jazeera  

‘These verdicts cannot be allowed to whitewash what happened.’ A Saudi court has overturned five death sentences for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, handing down jail sentences ranging from seven to 20 years to a total of eight people instead. A Saudi hit squad murdered and dismembered the Washington Post columnist inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, in …

Saudi court issues final verdicts in Jamal Khashoggi killing
4 years, 4 months ago

Saudi court issues final verdicts in Jamal Khashoggi killing

LA Times  

A picture of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is displayed near the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul in October 2019, marking the first anniversary of his death. A Saudi court issued final verdicts Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his son, who still resides in the kingdom, announced pardons that spared five of …

Jamal Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing
4 years, 6 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing

India Today  

A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to light a tandoor oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed. Zeki Demir, a local technician who worked for the consulate, was giving evidence on the first day of the trial in absentia of …

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi consulate staff describe strange events on day of journalist’s death
4 years, 6 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi consulate staff describe strange events on day of journalist’s death

CNN  

CNN — Staff who worked at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul around the time of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder told a court Friday that they were told to stay away from the residence on the day the dissident journalist went missing in 2018. Cengiz, who is hoping the case will offer new clues to the whereabouts of Khashoggi’s remains, told journalists …

Khashoggi trial: Consulate worker was told to ‘light up the oven’
4 years, 6 months ago

Khashoggi trial: Consulate worker was told to ‘light up the oven’

Al Jazeera  

Technician tells Turkish court he was given the orders after Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed. A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul has told a Turkish court he was asked to light an oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed in 2018. Zeki Demir, a local technician who …

UN expert calls move to forgive Khashoggi killers called a ‘Parody’
4 years, 7 months ago

UN expert calls move to forgive Khashoggi killers called a ‘Parody’

Hindustan Times  

The decision of Jamal Khashoggi’s family to forgive Saudis accused of his murder was described as both shocking and anticipated by a United Nations investigator who has said the former columnist was the victim of a “state killing.” A Turkish police officer walks past a picture of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi prior to a ceremony, near the Saudi Arabia …

Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution
4 years, 7 months ago

Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced on Friday they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to five government agents who had been sentenced to death for an operation that cast a cloud of suspicion over the kingdom’s crown prince. Khashoggi’s Turkish fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, said Friday that the “killers …

'We forgive those who killed our father', slain journalist's sons offer pardon to convicts
4 years, 7 months ago

'We forgive those who killed our father', slain journalist's sons offer pardon to convicts

India TV News  

The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five government agents who'd been sentenced to death for an operation that cast a cloud of suspicion over the kingdom's crown prince. Salah Khashoggi, who lives in Saudi Arabia and has received financial compensation from the royal court …

'Forgive those who killed our father': Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's sons write on Twitter
4 years, 7 months ago

'Forgive those who killed our father': Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's sons write on Twitter

Firstpost  

Salah Khashoggi said of the December verdict that “it has been fair to us and that justice has been achieved.” Riyadh: The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday that they have forgiven those who murdered their father, his son Salah wrote in a tweet. “In this blessed night of the blessed month we remember God’s saying: …

Jamal Khashoggi’s son Salah says family ‘forgives’ killers
4 years, 7 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi’s son Salah says family ‘forgives’ killers

Al Jazeera  

Salah Khashoggi releases statement on Twitter as activists hit back saying murder case is not familial but political. In the statement, posted on Friday, Salah Khashoggi said his family pardons those who took the reporter’s life in 2018 when he visited Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. “The murder of Jamal Khashoggi is not a family case, it is not a …

Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing
4 years, 9 months ago

Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish prosecutors have formally charged two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, officials said Wednesday. A statement from the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office said it has completed its investigation into Khashoggi’s grisly killing at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul …

Istanbul prosecutor indicts Saudi suspects for Khashoggi killing
4 years, 9 months ago

Istanbul prosecutor indicts Saudi suspects for Khashoggi killing

Al Jazeera  

Former deputy head of Saudi Arabia’s general intelligence and former royal court adviser also accused in indictment. The Istanbul prosecutor’s office said it had prepared an indictment against 20 suspects over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including the former deputy head of Saudi Arabia’s general intelligence and a former royal adviser. Khashoggi’s killing in the Saudi consulate in …

Jamal Khashoggi murder trial dubbed a 'mockery' by UN investigator who says masterminds walked free
5 years ago

Jamal Khashoggi murder trial dubbed a 'mockery' by UN investigator who says masterminds walked free

ABC  

The human rights expert who led the United Nations investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has called the death sentences handed down by Saudi Arabia over the killing a "travesty". Her investigation concluded the execution of Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate in Turkey in October 2018 was carefully planned and involved senior Saudi officials close to the …

Khashoggi killing: Saudi sentence wipes MBS’s fingerprints
5 years ago

Khashoggi killing: Saudi sentence wipes MBS’s fingerprints

CNN  

CNN — A Saudi court’s announcement that five people have been sentenced to death for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi leaves more unanswered questions than it resolves. The US Treasury Department sanctioned Qahtani, along with 16 other Saudi officials, a month after the killing, describing him as “part of the planning and execution of the operation.” At the time, …

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi Arabia sentences five to death over journalist’s murder
5 years ago

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi Arabia sentences five to death over journalist’s murder

CNN  

CNN — Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi but cleared a former top adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a public prosecutor said Monday. “Those ultimately responsible, at the highest level of the Saudi government, continue to escape responsibility for the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi.” UN Special Rapporteur Agnes …

A year later, Jamal Khashoggi’s killing has taught regional governments the wrong lessons
5 years, 3 months ago

A year later, Jamal Khashoggi’s killing has taught regional governments the wrong lessons

LA Times  

A Turkish police officer walks past a picture of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi prior to a ceremony Oct. 2, 2019, near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, marking the anniversary of his death. “For a moment, we thought Khashoggi’s murder would lead to a significant change for the better, that there would be a before Khashoggi and after him,” said …

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee admits she partly blames herself for his death
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee admits she partly blames herself for his death

Daily Mail  

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee has said she suffered a 'psychological meltdown' in the wake of his death in a Saudi consulate, and partly blames herself because he went there to collect papers for their marriage. Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi, at a memorial event in Istanbul yesterday with Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post for whom Khashoggi …

A year after Jamal Khashoggi's murder, rights groups demand justice for slain Washington Post columnist
5 years, 3 months ago

A year after Jamal Khashoggi's murder, rights groups demand justice for slain Washington Post columnist

Firstpost  

Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, in an operation that reportedly involved 15 agents sent from Riyadh. Dubai: International human rights groups demanded justice Wednesday for slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying that a year after his brutal murder, Saudi authorities had yet to provide any …

Suspected Saudi operatives of killing Jamal Khashoggi made 'chilling' jokes before murder, say reports by UN investigators
5 years, 3 months ago

Suspected Saudi operatives of killing Jamal Khashoggi made 'chilling' jokes before murder, say reports by UN investigators

Firstpost  

Saudi operatives suspected of killing the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country’s Istanbul consulate were heard joking and talking about dismemberment before his arrival, according to secret tapes heard by UN investigators London: Saudi operatives suspected of killing the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country’s Istanbul consulate were heard joking and talking about dismemberment before his arrival, according to secret …

Jamal Khashoggi case: A timeline of events surrounding his murder
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi case: A timeline of events surrounding his murder

Al Jazeera  

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018. Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Turkish media publish images of an alleged 15-member Saudi “assassination squad” and video of suspicious movements at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul following Khashoggi’s disappearance. Thursday, October 18, 2018 Turkish media report that Khashoggi was killed “within minutes” of entering …

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee says authorities have "failed to do enough" to hold those behind journalist's murder responsible
5 years, 3 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee says authorities have "failed to do enough" to hold those behind journalist's murder responsible

CBS News  

Istanbul — The fiancee of murdered Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi criticized the international community Wednesday for not doing enough to hold those behind the gruesome killing responsible. "The big international organizations failed to do enough," Hatice Cengiz told CBS News on the one-year anniversary of Khashoggi's death. Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, cries during a …

‘He was my best friend’: Khashoggi’s fiancee pays tribute
5 years, 3 months ago

‘He was my best friend’: Khashoggi’s fiancee pays tribute

Al Jazeera  

Istanbul, Turkey – At 1:14pm, a minute of silence was observed by Jamal Khashoggi‘s fiancee and close friends outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. “Impunity’s darkness must not win … lest we all fall under its toxic shadow … no one should get away with murder, no matter who they are … not even a state as powerful as Saudi …

A year on, MBS ‘gets pass from world leaders’ on Khashoggi murder
5 years, 3 months ago

A year on, MBS ‘gets pass from world leaders’ on Khashoggi murder

Al Jazeera  

Amid demands for justice, rights groups say normalising ties with Saudi Arabia may mean journalist ‘died in vain’. Weeks after journalist Jamal Khashoggi‘s murder inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom’s crown prince attended the G20 summit in Argentina to an apparent cool reception. Bessma Momani, professor of political science at the University of Waterloo in Canada, said world …

A year later, Saudi journalist’s killing haunts kingdom
5 years, 3 months ago

A year later, Saudi journalist’s killing haunts kingdom

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year drew renewed scrutiny Tuesday to the kingdom, as his son and a U.N. investigator spoke out ahead of the anniversary of his death. The identity of the killers and planners point to a far closer relationship between them and …

Khashoggi’s murder: One year on, here’s what we know
5 years, 3 months ago

Khashoggi’s murder: One year on, here’s what we know

Al Jazeera  

On October 2, 2018, journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul to obtain documents for his upcoming marriage to his Turkish fiance. In one of his first articles for the Post, Khashoggi lambasted the arrest of Saudi intellectuals under MBS, saying: “Saudi Arabia wasn’t always this repressive. Saudi authorities have since charged 11 unnamed suspects over Khashoggi’s murder, …

Khashoggi paid the price for being a ‘different Saudi’
5 years, 3 months ago

Khashoggi paid the price for being a ‘different Saudi’

Al Jazeera  

And the world failed him and his dream by welcoming back those who brutally silenced him. Over the following year, Khashoggi continued to write tirelessly and speak his mind about his dream of a Saudi Arabia where the “atmosphere of freedom” and the “right of people to disagree” are respected. The Saudi authorities have skirted around calls from his loved …

Khashoggi’s murder – one year ago – tells us much about Trump’s close ally (Opinion)
5 years, 3 months ago

Khashoggi’s murder – one year ago – tells us much about Trump’s close ally (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. Less than two weeks after Khashoggi’s murder on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” President Donald Trump promised “severe punishment” for the Saudis if it was proven that they had murdered Khashoggi. … I’m not going to destroy the …

Mohammed bin Salman denies personal involvement in Khashoggi killing in ‘60 Minutes’ interview but says it was carried out by Saudi officials
5 years, 3 months ago

Mohammed bin Salman denies personal involvement in Khashoggi killing in ‘60 Minutes’ interview but says it was carried out by Saudi officials

CNN  

CNN — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied any personal involvement in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi but took full responsibility as the country’s leader during a CBS “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday night. Bin Salman said he takes responsibility for the crime because it was “committed against a Saudi citizen by officials working …

Saudi crown prince says Khashoggi's murder happened under his watch
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi crown prince says Khashoggi's murder happened under his watch

Op India  

Speaking for the first time ever over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to be taking the moral responsibility for the killing by saying it “happened under his watch”. MBS, prior to this, has never been heard publically speaking of the killing in the last one year, though a UN expert had …

Khashoggi murder ‘happened under my watch’, MBS tells PBS
5 years, 3 months ago

Khashoggi murder ‘happened under my watch’, MBS tells PBS

Al Jazeera  

In new documentary, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says he ‘gets all the responsibility’ for Khashoggi murder. Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch,” according to a PBS documentary to be broadcast next week. Series of setbacks According to Mahjoob …

Audio transcripts of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder revealed
5 years, 4 months ago

Audio transcripts of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder revealed

Al Jazeera  

Turkish newspaper publishes detailed transcript of Saudi hit squad in the final moments of journalist’s assassination. The Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper has released transcripts of audio recordings of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi hit squad that killed him inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last year. Turkey has called Khashoggi’s killing “premeditated murder” orchestrated by the Saudi government. ‘I …

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