World Press Freedom Day: Still no justice for Jamal Khashoggi
Tasnim – Sunday marks the second World Press Freedom Day since Saudi government agents murdered Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in…
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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…
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…
Saudi Prince backs away from military clash with Iran
The Wall Street Journal | Jared Malsin and Summer Said: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has edged away from a…
Hezbollah chief says Al Saud regime in final stages of its life
Press TV – The secretary general of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah says the Al Saud regime may be in the final stages…
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…
Iran’s man grabs Munich spotlight
Politico.eu | David M. Herszenhorn : The U.S. is trying desperately to isolate Iran, but on Sunday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif seized…
HRW Chief: US not eligible to criticize human rights in Iran
IRNA – The Executive Director of Human Rights Watch in a message rejected US eligibility to criticize human rights in Iran. “What…
Bin Salman’s gamble to stay in power
Alwaght – The so-called reforms campaign, or better to say the socio-cultural pseudo-modernization, in Saudi Arabia, after two years still moves in…
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…
EU adds S. Arabia to draft terrorism financing list
IRNA – The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia to an EU draft list of countries that pose a threat to the…
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…
Yemen, Iran, Khashoggi murder top Pompeo’s talks in Saudi
AP | Matthew Lee: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks in Saudi Arabia Monday on a range of Mideast crises,…
MbS continues despotic rule, consults Khashoggi hit squad leader: Report
Press TV – Despite facing worldwide controversy after the assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reports have shown that Saudi Crown Prince…
Amnesty Int’l urges probe into Saudi journo murder
IRNA – The Amnesty International campaign manager in Turkey called for international probe into murdering the Saudi prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “The…
US to upgrade Saudi missile systems despite global backlash over Khashoggi murder
Press TV – The United States has approved upgrades to Saudi Arabia’s missile defenses worth $195 million despite global outrage over the…
UN human rights office says Saudi Khashoggi murder trial ‘not sufficient’
Press TV – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says it cannot assess the fairness of…
Trump’s pullback in Syria a ploy to appeal to his political base: US author
Tasnim – An American author and researcher described President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from Syria as a ploy to…
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…
US withdrawal from Iran Deal most important 2018 event: Poll
IRNA – US unilateral withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal was the most important event in 2018, shows a recent poll conducted by…
Saudi cabinet reshuffle: Saving, empowering bin Salman?
Alwaght – The massive political changes in the undemocratic regimes mainly come as a result of home calls by the masses or…
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…
New Saudi FM appointed to ‘balance out recklessness’ of MBS over Khashoggi case
Tasnim – An American political analyst said Saudi King Salman demoted Adel al-Juebeir and appointed Ibrahim al-Assaf as the new foreign minister…
Trading Khashoggi for Syria: US withdrawal and Turkey’s policy towards Kurds
Iranian Diplomacy – Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran Times that “The Syrian Kurds…
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…
Saudi Arabia weakened as Iran plans to consolidate gains
The Guardian |Martin Chulov: Yemen war and killing of Jamal Khashoggi have put pressure on the kingdom that shows no sign of…
US added to list of most dangerous countries for journalists for first time
Euronews – The murder of the Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi — in a year when more than half of all journalists who…
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…
UN chief calls for ‘credible’ investigation into Khashoggi’s murder
Press TV – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a “credible” investigation into the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi,…
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…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 15
Iran Front Page – IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday, December 15, 2018, and…
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…
MBS said to be plotting Camp David-style handshake with Netanyahu
Middle East Eye – Task force dealing with Khashoggi fallout working on ‘game-changing’ photo with Israeli PM that would cast prince as…
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…
Trump says standing by Saudi crown prince despite pleas from Senate
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he stood by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince despite a CIA assessment that…
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…
House Democrats may probe Kushner ties to Saudi crown prince
CNN – Eliot Engel, who is poised to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, plans to conduct a thorough review of US…