Can Saudi Arabia win back its business partners after journalist’s murder?
6 years, 2 months ago

Can Saudi Arabia win back its business partners after journalist’s murder?

CNN  

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN Business — Global business relationships that were carefully cultivated by Saudi Arabia have been badly damaged by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, casting the kingdom’s economic reforms into serious doubt. The kingdom had hoped an investment conference in Riyadh this week would be a star-studded celebration of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 program to transform the economy, attended by a who’s who of Silicon Valley, Wall Street and multinational corporations. Central to the diversification plan are projects to develop Red Sea tourism, build the world’s largest entertainment city near Riyadh, and Neom, a futuristic $500 billion mega metropolis spanning three countries. “We’ve had tens of meetings with our partners behind closed doors here … and the emphasis of all those meetings are commitment and let’s go, let’s move on,” he said on Thursday Analysts are less bullish about the progress bin Salman is making in weaning the economy off what he once called its “addiction to oil.” Deals were signed in Riyadh this week, but most of them were with state-owned oil giant Aramco.

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Ex-Colorado staffer pitched Saudi Arabia to be a $10M NIL pipeline
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Colorado staffer pitched Saudi Arabia to be a $10M NIL pipeline

New York Times  

A former member of the Colorado football staff took a trip without the team’s knowledge to Saudi Arabia in December in hopes of striking a $10 million deal between the country’s tourism arm and the collective that raises name, image and likeness funds for the university’s athletes. Reilly sent a presentation to his contact in Saudi Arabia that laid out …

US lifts restrictions on sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
5 months ago

US lifts restrictions on sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration will send Saudi Arabia shipments of bombs worth more than $750 million in the coming months, removing a major irritant between Washington and Riyadh, according to officials from both nations. The deliveries will include 3,000 Small Diameter Bombs and 7,500 Paveway IV bombs, which have been on hold since President Biden halted the shipments in 2021 over …

UAE-based broadcaster censors satiric ‘Last Week Tonight’ over Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi killing
1 year, 2 months ago

UAE-based broadcaster censors satiric ‘Last Week Tonight’ over Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi killing

Firstpost  

OSN cut that material, as well as other portions mentioning Saudi Arabia in a satirical, fake McKinsey promotional created by the show A Dubai-based television network broadcasting across the Mideast cut substantial portions of an episode of the satiric news program “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” over references to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince being implicated in the 2018 killing …

MBS tells Fox News that Saudi Arabia is ‘closer every day’ to normalising relations with Israel
1 year, 3 months ago

MBS tells Fox News that Saudi Arabia is ‘closer every day’ to normalising relations with Israel

The Independent  

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Saudi crown prince says in rare interview ‘every day we get closer’ to normalization with Israel
1 year, 3 months ago

Saudi crown prince says in rare interview ‘every day we get closer’ to normalization with Israel

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News on Wednesday that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries “get closer” every day, but that treatment of Palestinians remains a “very important” issue to be resolved. Netanyahu’s office said the meeting “mostly dealt with ways to establish an …

What to read (and watch) to understand Saudi Arabia
1 year, 6 months ago

What to read (and watch) to understand Saudi Arabia

The Economist  

F OR A COUNTRY of 40m people that is largely desert, Saudi Arabia has a surprisingly big role in the wider world. The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, in western Saudi Arabia, attracts millions of Muslims. Under Muhammad bin Salman, the crown prince and the country’s de facto ruler for the past six years, Saudi Arabia has sought to expand both …

As Blinken visits, top Saudi diplomat says kingdom seeks US nuclear aid but ‘others’ also bidding
1 year, 7 months ago

As Blinken visits, top Saudi diplomat says kingdom seeks US nuclear aid but ‘others’ also bidding

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said after meeting with the visiting U.S. secretary of state on Thursday that while the kingdom would welcome U.S. aid in building its civilian nuclear program, “there are others that are bidding.” Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan was responding to a question about recent news reports that Saudi Arabia is …

Saudi Arabia comes to L.A. seeking deals to build its post-oil future
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia comes to L.A. seeking deals to build its post-oil future

LA Times  

Faisal Alibrahim, Saudi Arabia’s minister of economy and planning, right, with Kevin Klowden, chief global strategist at the Milken Institute. One simple metric for measuring the Saudi government’s commitment to transforming the oil kingdom into a high-tech mecca might be the size of the delegation at this year’s Milken Institute Global Conference. “We still have more ways to go.” Seven …

Saudi Arabia wants to be a bigger player in the Middle East — this time with diplomacy
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia wants to be a bigger player in the Middle East — this time with diplomacy

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “Saudi Arabia is seeking to assert itself more and more on the international stage through mediation and raising its diplomatic profile.” Riyadh’s new foreign policy is more independent and prioritizes Saudi interests, she said. “We are …

Saudi prince’s new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing
2 years, 1 month ago

Saudi prince’s new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It raised eyebrows six weeks ago when Saudi Arabia’s aged king, Salman, named his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as prime minister. But that move reaped dividends Thursday, when the Biden administration declared that Prince Mohammed’s standing as prime minister shielded him from a U.S. lawsuit over what the U.S. intelligence community says was his role in …

Saudis angrily say U.S. oil accusations are political, unfounded
2 years, 3 months ago

Saudis angrily say U.S. oil accusations are political, unfounded

LA Times  

The spat between the United States and Saudi Arabia and its fellow OPEC members over the management of petroleum supplies intensified Thursday when Riyadh accused Washington of “politicizing oil” and declared it would not submit to “dictates” from supposedly friendly countries. “The Kingdom affirms that outcomes of the OPEC+ meetings are adopted through consensus among member states, and that they …

Saudis bristle after Joe Biden highlights Jamal Khashoggi killing
2 years, 5 months ago

Saudis bristle after Joe Biden highlights Jamal Khashoggi killing

Hindustan Times  

Saudi officials indicated on Saturday they were keen to move on from the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, one day after US President Joe Biden raised it in his talks with crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman. US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit at …

‘Blood' of future Saudi victims ‘in your hands’: Khashoggi's fiancee tells Biden
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Blood' of future Saudi victims ‘in your hands’: Khashoggi's fiancee tells Biden

Hindustan Times  

The fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi said Friday that President Joe Biden had enabled Saudi Arabia's crown prince to take more victims after the US leader met and fist-bumped the man accused of ordering the journalist's murder. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman fist bumps US President Joe Biden, in Jeddah on Friday. Khashoggi, a Saudi who wrote critically of Crown …

Biden says he brought up Khashoggi killing with Saudi leaders
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden says he brought up Khashoggi killing with Saudi leaders

Al Jazeera  

On visit to the Gulf kingdom, US president says he made clear what he thinks of Saudi journalist’s 2018 murder. US President Joe Biden has said he brought up the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the top of a meeting with senior Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. …

Jamal Khashoggi widow urges Biden to secure release of Saudi political prisoners during White House visit
2 years, 6 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 …

Opinion: Biden and the Saudi Crown Prince rehab project
2 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Biden and the Saudi Crown Prince rehab project

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have Another Great President.” Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Angry over Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s alleged role in the murder of Washington Post columnist and US resident …

Opinion: What Biden needs to get if MBS wants to reconcile
2 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: What Biden needs to get if MBS wants to reconcile

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have Another Great President.” Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Angered by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s stonewalling of his reported role in the murder and dismembering of …

Turkish court transfers trial in Jamal Khashoggi killing to Saudi Arabia
2 years, 9 months ago

Turkish court transfers trial in Jamal Khashoggi killing to Saudi Arabia

LA Times  

Posters of Jamal Khashoggi are displayed near the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2020. A Turkish court ruled Thursday to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the gruesome killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transferred to Saudi Arabia, raising fears of impunity for a crime that sparked international outrage. …

Jamal Khashoggi: ‘More and more likely’ US intelligence knew of threat before he was murdered by Saudi Arabia, says UN investigator
3 years, 3 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi: ‘More and more likely’ US intelligence knew of threat before he was murdered by Saudi Arabia, says UN investigator

The Independent  

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Top US envoy brought up Khashoggi murder in talks with Saudis
3 years, 3 months ago

Top US envoy brought up Khashoggi murder in talks with Saudis

Al Jazeera  

National security adviser Sullivan, Middle East envoy Brett McGurk and other US officials met Saudi crown prince and other top Saudi officials in Riyadh on September 28. A US delegation led by White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan brought up the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in talks with leading Saudi Arabian officials last week, a senior US official …

Saudi Arabia’s scramble for an exit strategy in Yemen
3 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia’s scramble for an exit strategy in Yemen

Al Jazeera  

A power-sharing agreement must give key players in Yemen’s devastating war a seat at the table with equal access to state resources, analysts say. “That desire in turn reflected a range of factors including Trump’s well-established admiration for ‘strong-man’ rulers, the Saudi willingness to go along with Trump’s one-sided approach to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and a mutual antipathy toward …

The Khashoggi report tests US-Saudi Arabia relations
3 years, 10 months ago

The Khashoggi report tests US-Saudi Arabia relations

Al Jazeera  

The US has released its official report on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Two and a half years later, the United States has released its official report on the killing of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi. The report states that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the operation that led to his killing. We hear …

U.S. presses Saudi Arabia over killing of Khashoggi
3 years, 10 months ago

U.S. presses Saudi Arabia over killing of Khashoggi

The Hindu  

The U.S. on Monday pressed Saudi Arabia to take further measures after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Washington faced growing criticism that it did not directly target Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The report — classified under former president Donald Trump, a close ally of the Saudis — found that seven of the 15 members of the hit …

AP News Digest 3:40 a.m.
3 years, 10 months ago

AP News Digest 3:40 a.m.

The Independent  

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Analysis: Biden retreats from vow to make pariah of Saudis
3 years, 10 months ago

Analysis: Biden retreats from vow to make pariah of Saudis

Associated Press  

As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised to make a pariah out of Saudi Arabia over the 2018 killing of dissident Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. “It is undeniable that Saudi Arabia is a hugely influential country in the Arab world,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said Monday when asked about Biden’s retreat from his promise to isolate the Saudis over …

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 …

A murder, and business as usual
3 years, 10 months ago

A murder, and business as usual

The Hindu  

The case of the “smoking saw”, to use U.S. The declassified version of the Central Intelligence Agency report on journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder states in no uncertain terms “that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved operation…to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi ”. According to the White House, Mr. Biden “discussed regional security, including the renewed diplomatic …

U.S. in delicate balancing act as Saudi Prince spared sanctions
3 years, 10 months ago

U.S. in delicate balancing act as Saudi Prince spared sanctions

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision not to sanction Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder has frustrated campaigners, underscoring Washington’s delicate balancing act as it seeks to avoid a diplomatic rupture. The Washington-based campaign group Freedom House said it was “disappointing and frustrating that the U.S. is yet unwilling to act on its own intelligence” and impose sanctions …

US implicates Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi’s killing
3 years, 10 months ago

US implicates Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi’s killing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday that instantly ratcheted up pressure on the Biden administration to hold the kingdom accountable for a murder that drew worldwide outrage. Though intelligence officials stopped short of saying the …

‘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 …

Khashoggi report: US Intelligence community releases report on journalist’s murder
3 years, 10 months ago

Khashoggi report: US Intelligence community releases report on journalist’s murder

CNN  

Pool Secretary of State Tony Blinken said the Biden administration was looking to recalibrate the US-Saudi relationship instead of rupture it, when asked why the administration did not impose a cost on Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman today after a declassified report concluded that the crown prince had ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. This recalibration goes to the policies …

Ties with Saudis at stake as U.S. set to release findings on Jamal Khashoggi killing
3 years, 10 months ago

Ties with Saudis at stake as U.S. set to release findings on Jamal Khashoggi killing

The Hindu  

The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince played in the brutal killing and dismembering of a U.S.-based journalist, but as important is what comes next — what the Biden administration plans to do about it. The conversation was overshadowed by the expected imminent release of findings on whether the …

Khashoggi report spurs ‘reckoning moment’ for US-Saudi relations
3 years, 10 months ago

Khashoggi report spurs ‘reckoning moment’ for US-Saudi relations

Al Jazeera  

Newly released US intelligence report will heap added pressure on Joe Biden to reassess US-Saudi ties, experts say. A United States intelligence report that lays blame for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the feet of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman raises stark questions about the future of US-Saudi relations. “By making that report accessible, they are saying …

Khashoggi murdered, cut into pieces on Saudi Crown Prince's orders: Report
3 years, 10 months ago

Khashoggi murdered, cut into pieces on Saudi Crown Prince's orders: Report

India Today  

A US intelligence report made public Friday said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- a key figure in the US-Saudi relationship -- "approved" the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The intelligence report said that given Prince Mohammed's influence, it was "highly unlikely" that the 2018 murder could have taken place without his green light. The published …

Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report finds Saudi Crown Prince responsible for approving operation that killed Washiington Post journalist
3 years, 10 months ago

Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report finds Saudi Crown Prince responsible for approving operation that killed Washiington Post journalist

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US intelligence report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi says that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman approved the operation to capture or kill the Saudi journalist. “We assess that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,” the report’s executive summary …

Khashoggi report: Biden calls Saudi King before expected release of intelligence report
3 years, 10 months ago

Khashoggi report: Biden calls Saudi King before expected release of intelligence report

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud on Thursday ahead of the release of a long-awaited US intelligence report on the killing of Saudi insider turned dissident Jamal Khashoggi. There was no mention of Khashoggi on the White House readout of the call, which said Biden welcomed the release of several Saudi-American activists …

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos of the Desert’ awaits new US policy
3 years, 11 months ago

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos of the Desert’ awaits new US policy

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia, the Arab world’s largest economy, is scheduled to hold its annual Future Investment Initiative amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and a new US administration said to be reluctant to cede to the kingdom’s strategic imperatives. There has never been a more important time to bring the greatest minds together to harness this opportunity to reimagine our world.” Vision …

Honeymoon over? Saudi Arabia-US ties face reset with Joe Biden win
4 years, 2 months ago

Honeymoon over? Saudi Arabia-US ties face reset with Joe Biden win

Live Mint  

Saudi Arabia's crown prince enjoyed a near free pass under his personal relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, but the kingdom's brazen young leader will have to t Riyadh's human rights record, with the brutal 2018 murder of Washington Post Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and detention of women activists, will be a prime point of friction with a Joe Biden …

Two years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, why is America still an accomplice to Saudi crimes?
4 years, 3 months ago

Two years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, why is America still an accomplice to Saudi crimes?

Salon  

Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered on Oct. 2, 2018 by agents of Saudi Arabia's despotic government, and the CIA concluded they killed him on direct orders from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Trump administration has never challenged Saudi Arabia's internal repression, and worse yet has played a vital role in the brutal Saudi-led war on …

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 …

Op-Ed: It’s been 2 years since Khashoggi’s killing. Why is Trump still enabling the Saudi regime?
4 years, 3 months ago

Op-Ed: It’s been 2 years since Khashoggi’s killing. Why is Trump still enabling the Saudi regime?

LA Times  

Two years have passed since the grisly murder and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post journalist and Saudi dissident, at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Prince Salman himself acknowledged that the murder took place, as he put it, “under my watch.” Yet the United States continues to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia, supplying Prince Salman’s regime not only with …

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 …

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

Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi court issued final verdicts on 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 the convicted individuals from execution. While the trial draws to its conclusion in Saudi Arabia, the case continues to …

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’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 …

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

Jamal Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution

LA Times  

The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they had forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to the five government agents convicted of his murder who’d been sentenced to execution. Saudi media outlet Arab News sought to clarify Friday that the announcement made by Khashoggi’s sons spares the convicted killers from execution, but does not mean …

Analysis: Is a crisis in US-Saudi relations on the cards?
4 years, 10 months ago

Analysis: Is a crisis in US-Saudi relations on the cards?

Al Jazeera  

The recent arrests in Saudi show the US can no longer rein in MBS, and any attempt could backfire on Trump. The prevailing understanding, however, is that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrested potential rivals within the Saudi royal family with apparent consent from his father, King Salman. He appeared to be a king in the making on …

US lawmakers push for release of intelligence on Khashoggi murder
4 years, 10 months ago

US lawmakers push for release of intelligence on Khashoggi murder

Al Jazeera  

Defying Congress, the Trump administration refused to publicly release US intel on the killing of Saudi journalist. Washington, DC – Two members of the United States Congress said on Tuesday they will push for the public release of a new US intelligence report on the 2018 murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Tom Malinowski, …

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