The Khashoggi verdict
The Wall Street Journal – Saudi Arabia’s verdict this week in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi isn’t going to erase…
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Saudi crown prince accepts responsibility for writer’s murder but denies ordering killing
Euronews – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said he takes full responsibility for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal…
State Department rights report blames Saudis in death of Khashoggi
The Wall Street Journal | Courtney McBride: The State Department on Wednesday blamed Saudi Arabian government agents for the death of journalist Jamal…
Saudi Arabia faces first-ever censure at U.N. rights forum: diplomats
Reuters – European countries will urge Saudi Arabia this week to release detained activists and cooperate with a U.N.-led probe into the…
Jamal Khashoggi’s body likely burned in large oven: Report
Tasnim – The body of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was likely burned in a large oven at the Saudi consulate general’s…
UN investigator in Khashoggi case demands access to Saudi consulate in Istanbul, not allowed yet
Press TV – A United Nations expert who has been assigned to investigate the state-sponsored assassination of Saudi Arabian dissident Jamal Khashoggi says…
Turkey says planning intl. probe into murder of Saudi critic Khashoggi
Press TV – Turkey says it is making preparations to launch an international investigation into the gruesome assassination of Saudi dissident journalist…
Saudi prosecutor seeks death sentence for five suspects in Khashoggi murder case
Euronews – A Saudi prosecutor has asked for the death penalty for five of 11 suspects held over the murder of journalist…
New footage reportedly shows Saudi hitmen carrying Khashoggi body parts in bags
Press TV – Turkish media have aired new video footage, which shows members of a Saudi hit squad carrying bags reportedly containing…
Jamal Khashoggi: How the ‘stupid, naïve’ plot to kill Washington Post journalist backfired on Saudi Arabia
9news.com.au | Ehsan Knopf: The murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi not only shocked the world, but it also shone a…
New pictures emerge of Khashoggi hit squad
Press TV – Turkey’s official news agency has circulated new pictures of the members of the 15-person Saudi Arabian team that Turkish officials…
Al-Assiri made clandestine visits to Israel to discuss purchase of spyware: Report
Press TV – A report reveals that a high-ranking Saudi intelligence official, who was fired over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, made…
Macron, Trump and Iran’s future
MNA – The incident of the city of Strasbourg in France was a very primitive scenario for facing the deep social and…
Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate position on Khashoggi: statement
Reuters – Saudi Arabia early on Monday rejected “the position expressed recently by the United States Senate”, saying that the Jamal Khashoggi…
Erdogan: Khashoggi case tapes suggest active role of ‘Those Closest to MBS’
Sputnik – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has commented on the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and on the possible operation…
Time names Person of the Year for 2018: Jamal Khashoggi and other journalists
The New York Times – Time magazine named a group of journalists, including the murdered Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, as its person of…
Foreign minister says Turkey in talks with UN about Khashoggi murder investigation
Press TV – Turkey says it is in talks with the United Nations regarding an investigation into the gruesome murder of dissident…
‘I can’t breathe.’ Jamal Khashoggi’s last words disclosed in transcript, source says
CNN – I can’t breathe.” These were the final words uttered by Jamal Khashoggi after he was set upon by a Saudi…
Neither ‘council’ nor ‘cooperation’ remains from the ‘PGCC’
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council enjoys neither ‘cooperation’…
Saudi Arabia rules out extraditing Khashoggi case suspects
Press TV – Saudi Arabia says it is not sending back two of its former senior officials to Turkey, which seeks to…
The wooing of Jared Kushner: How the Saudis got a friend in the White House
The NewYork Times | David D. Kirkpatrick, Ben Hubbard, Mark Landler and Mark Mazzetti: Senior American officials were worried. Since the early…
Turkey files arrest warrants for Saudi crown prince allies over Khashoggi murder
Press TV – A Turkish prosecutor has issued arrest warrants for two Saudi nationals close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over…
Demonic Bin Salman in Buenos Aires
MNA – Buenos Aires hosted the 2018 G20 summit on Friday while the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi national journalist who…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman becoming a liability, embarrassment to US: Analyst
Press TV – Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has become a “liability” to the United States but Washington is not…
CIA finds MBS texted to Khashoggi hit squad leader
Press TV – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent about a dozen messages to the leader of the team that…
US to keep backing Saudi war on Yemen, Pompeo says amid humanitarian crisis there
Press TV – The United States will continue backing the Saudi-led war on Yemen, says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, despite a…
White House desperate to rein in Saudi ‘loose cannon’: US analyst
Tasnim – An American political analyst said the White House now views Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman as a “loose cannon”…
Personal business ties: Trump interests help clear Bin Salman of Khashoggi killing
Alwaght – Days after the CIA concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of the outspoken journalist Jamal…
Trump makes backing MbS ‘sound easy’ after Khashoggi’s death
PressTV – It is not easy for US President Donald Trump to simply turn a blind eye to probable implication of Saudi Crown Prince…
Khashoggi murder: ‘It’s question of policy rather than who’s responsible’ – Prof
Sputnik – The leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee have demanded a second investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist…
Trump went off-script, exposed Saudi-Israel alliance: Analyst
Press TV – US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Saudi Arabia’s importance for Israel prove right longtime speculation about Riyadh’s secret alliance…
Trump under bipartisan fire over backing MbS after Khashoggi killing
Press TV – American lawmakers have blasted US President Donald Trump for siding with Saudi leaders and refusing to blame Crown Prince…
Zarif condemns US president’s shameful statement on Saudi crimes
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced a statement by US President Donald Trump that Washington will stand…
US will remain steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure Israel’s interests: Trump
Press TV – President Donald Trump has said Washington intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure interests of…
Upcoming Khashoggi murder recordings will shake world: Report
Press TV – A Turkish daily says the audio recordings related to the gruesome murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi –…
US will never damage relations with Saudi Arabia: analyst
Press TV – The US government would never take a tough stance against its strategic ally Saudi Arabia over the murder of…
CIA reportedly concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi assassination
Sputnik – The CIA has found that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ordered the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in…
Canada considering sanctions against Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Sputnik – Canada could soon join the United States in imposing sanctions against the Saudi nationals accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi,…
Bin Salman ‘tried to persuade Netanyahu to go to war in Gaza’ say sources
Middle East Eye – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attempted to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to start a conflict with…
A Saudi murder becomes a gift to Iran
The New York Times | Vali R. Nasr: The Trump administration is not ready to admit it, but its Middle East strategy…