The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions will travel to Turkey next week to lead an “independent international inquiry” into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Reuters reported. Agnes Callamard told the news agency on Thursday that she plans to launch the probe during a[…]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman remains in regular contact with his adviser Saud al-Qahtani, accused of masterminding the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post reported. The newspaper, citing unnamed US and Saudi sources, said that Prince Mohammed, also known as MBS, continues to seek advice from Qahtani.[…]
On the 100th day since the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, dozens of US lawmakers and activists gathered in the US Capitol to demand justice, with the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi calling the crime an “affront to humanity”. Politicians from both major parties said his murder highlights[…]
Saudi Arabia has denounced US Senate resolutions to end US military aid for a Riyadh-led war in Yemen and to blame the country’s crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi foreign ministry described the move as “interference” based on “untrue allegations”. Thursday’s US resolutions are largely[…]
Support is growing in the Senate for a resolution aimed at limiting US involvement in the war in Yemen. The Senate voted 63-37 on Wednesday to advance the resolution, which, if passed, would end US military support for the Saudi-led coaltion in the war. The advancement sets the stage for[…]
The UK’s foreign secretary was pressed by a select committee on how to deal with Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi’s killing. Jeremy Hunt called the murder appalling and said it highlighted the threat to journalists. “If these stories are true – as they’ve been reported – it is nothing short of[…]
Turkish investigators looking into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will present Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor with a 150-page dossier and request another joint search at the residence of the kingdom’s consul-general in Istanbul, according to a Turkish source. Saudi prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb will meet on Monday Irfan Fidan, the[…]
The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House from US President Donald Trump, accusing him of not being sincere about investigating the killing. Hatice Cengiz told Turkish TV she thought the invitation was aimed at influencing public opinion in the[…]
US President Donald Trump has called Saudi Arabia’s response to the murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi “the worst cover-up ever”. Those behind the killing in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago “should be in big trouble”, he said. Shortly afterwards, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said[…]
Saudi Arabia admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul, saying he died in brawl but made no mention of where his body is. Preliminary results of investigations showed the dissident writer died after a fight broke out inside the building shortly after he entered, the[…]
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