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…
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‘Appalling’ Khashoggi audio shocked Saudi intelligence – Erdoğan
The Guardian – Turkish president keeps up pressure on Saudi crown prince, as pro-government paper publishes x-rays of hit team’s luggage Audio…
How Khashoggi was killed: Erdogan says chilling audio sent to Saudi Arabia, US, UK, France & Germany
RT – The recordings that could reveal the killing of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Turkey in shocking detail have…
Khashoggi crisis boosts Iran but could complicate ties with Turkey
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: During his life, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was an outspoken critic of Iran’s regional role. Indeed, Khashoggi used…
European source: Ahmed Bin Abdulaziz to replace MbS
FNA – Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi king’s only surviving full brother, will soon replace Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a…
Erdogan: Order to kill Khashoggi came from ‘highest levels’ of Saudi gov’t
Press TV – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the assassination of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul had been ordered…
Working with Saudis against Iran more important than Khashoggi case: Netanyahu
Press TV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ongoing cooperation with Saudi Arabia against Iran is a greater priority and a…
Fresh onslaught on Riyadh over Khashoggi’s murder threatens US ties: Saudi prince
Press TV – Former Saudi intelligence chief, to whom Jamal Khashoggi once served as an adviser, has warned against an outcry in the…
Saudi prince starts to pay political price for Khashoggi murder
Bloomberg | Donna Abu-Nasr and Alaa Shahine: The fallout from the murder of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi is mounting for the kingdom’s young leader abroad, if not…
Senators urge Trump to suspend nuclear energy talks with Saudi Arabia
Reuters – Both Republican and Democratic senators asked U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday to suspend civilian nuclear energy talks with Saudi…
Saudi prosecutor in Khashoggi case meets Istanbul chief prosecutor
Press TV – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor has traveled to the Turkish city of Istanbul and met with the city’s Chief Public…
Khashoggi murder requires real response to Saudi Arabia policy
The Hill | ROBERT JORDAN: In the wake of the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia…
Three Bin Salman tactics to get away with Khashoggi murder
Alwaght – Since October 2, when the prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi killing’s case became a hit in the global media and…
Weekly report: ‘US sanctions Iran to take spotlight off Khashoggi murder’
October 28, The Iran Project – Iran National Exports Day ceremony begins in Tehran; High number of Iranian pilgrims enter Iraq ahead…
Khashoggi scandal not to affect US-Saudi cooperation against Iran: Mammadov
MNA – Energy scholar at the Middle East Institute says as Washington and Riyadh share the same strategic goals against Iran, Saudi…
Mattis: Khashoggi murder undermines Middle East stability
The Guardian – US defense secretary James Mattis said on Saturday the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi undermined Middle Eastern stability…
Khashoggi fiancee rejects Trump’s WH invitation fearing a public relations stunt
Press TV – The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Hatice Cengiz, has revealed her rejection of United States President Donald Trump’s White…
Saudi Arabia now says Khashoggi murder ‘premeditated’
Reuters – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Thursday the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate this month…
Erdogan’s multiple goals in Khashoggi case
Iranian Diplomacy | Payman Yazdani: Disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul created a wave of reactions…
Khashoggi Killing: How the world reacted to Saudi story
Alwaght – After 18 days of speculations about the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist, the Saudi Attorney General Saud al-Mojeb finally in…
Jamal Khashoggi murder bolsters Iran’s strategic position
Atlantic Council | TAHEREH HADIAN-JAZY: With international attention glued to the gruesome murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi for the past few…
Iran and the Khashoggi crisis
Lobe Log | Kaveh L. Afrasiabi: The Trump administration has defied a recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) order not to take…
Taking stances on Khashoggi’s murder a great test for so-called human rights advocates: President Rouhani
president.ir – President condemned the heinous murder of a Saudi Arabian journalist and said that different countries’ stances towards his slaughter would…
Saudis target IRGC to distract the public from Khashoggi case
MNA – Saudi leaders have put some IRGC commanders in their terrorist list to distract the world from their crime in murdering…
G7: Saudi explanation of Khashoggi’s death leaves many questions unanswered
Press TV – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations (G7) have strongly denounced the murder of dissident Saudi…
An IRGC commander reacts to S Arabia, Bahrain’s latest statement
MNA –The deputy chief of IRGC’s Sarallah Headquarters has condemned the Saudi Arabia and Bahrain’s action in issuing a statement against three…
Turkey adopts ‘Drip-Drip’ tactic in Saudi murder case
The Wall Street Journal | David Gauthier-Villars and Summer Said: Turkish authorities decided to leak evidence gradually in the days after the killing of…
Global reaction to journo’s murder late yet severe: Iran FM
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister said to Japanese media on Tuesday the international community’s response to the killing of prominent Saudi journalist…
CIA Director Gina Haspel traveling to Turkey for Khashoggi investigation, source says
CNN – CIA Director Gina Haspel is traveling to Turkey to address the investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according…
Weapons deals targeted as EU-Saudi relations sour
Euronews | Bryan Carter: In the wake of the murder of government critic Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia, several member-states across the…
Jamal Khashoggi’s body parts ‘found in well at Saudi consul general’s home in Istanbul’
Mirror.co.uk – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the “savage” and “gruesome” murder was planned days in advance Parts of murdered journalist Jamal…
Khashoggi killing undercuts Trump campaign against Iran
Al Monitor | Barbara Slavin: Confirmation that dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul comes at an…
Khashoggi murder lays bare true nature of Saudi Arabia: Iran’s Top Judge
Tasnim – The killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul laid bare the nature of the Riyadh…
How the man behind Khashoggi murder ran the killing via Skype
Reuters – He ran social media for Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. He masterminded the arrest of hundreds of his country’s elite. He…
Bin Salman’s ascension to throne: Faraway or so close?
Alwaght – Is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman losing the chance to ascend to the throne in the desert kingdom? This question…
In Khashoggi case: Saudi calls, ‘body double’ after killing
AP | SUZAN FRASER and JON GAMBRELL: A man appearing to wear Jamal Khashoggi’s clothes left the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul following his…
Trump should own up to ‘Khashoggi-gate’: Official
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said US President Trump should be held accountable before the world for his support…
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister calls Khashoggi killing ‘grave mistake,’ says prince not aware
CNBC – Saudi Arabia on Sunday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate a “huge and grave mistake,” but sought to…
President Trump’s risky bet on Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman
Euronews | Dan De Luce and Robert Windrem with NBC News World News: On Friday the Saudi government finally admitted that writer Jamal Khashoggi…
Behind charm politics: Khashoggi’s murder reveals true face of Saudi government, says expert
Euronews | Cristina Abellan Matamoros : The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has “lifted the veil off” of Crown Prince Mohammed bin…