Saudi's 'strategic plan' to confront Turkey over Khashoggi murder
The QuintLondon, Aug 6 A London-based news portal said that Saudi Arabia has begun implementing a "strategic plan" to confront the Ankara government, after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman decided he was being "too patient" with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggis murder last October. The plan is detailed in a confidential report based on open- and closed-source intelligence prepared by the Kingdom's ally, the United Arab Emirates, the news portal, Middle East Eye, said on Monday. The murder of the Saudi journalist, a Middle East Eye and Washington Post columnist, created international outrage, in large part due to Turkey's insistence on Riyadh providing accountability and transparency over the affair. The Middle East Eye said that the first public sign of the plan detailed in the Emirati document coming to life was last week when Saudi authorities blocked 80 Turkish trucks transporting textile products and chemicals from entering the Kingdom through its Duba port.