Alleged $3 million bribe: Otedola appears in court, insists Lawan demanded bribe (PremiumTimes) The main prosecution witness in the trial of a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, Wednesday testified before a High Court of the Federal…
Khashoggi killing: Demand for justice at Istanbul memorial (Aljazeera)
About 200 people gathered in Istanbul to honour the memory of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, demanding justice over the killing. Supporters met on Sunday to talk and watch videos of eulogies for the Washington Post contributor, who was killed…
Gates Foundation Pulls Funding From Charity Chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi Killing (Times)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is cutting ties with a charity chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, becoming the latest western organization to take a step back from Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince himself following the…
US using Saudi weakness over Khashoggi to push for end to Yemen War (CNN)
The United States is working to capitalize on what it regards as new leverage with Saudi Arabia to end the brutal civil war in Yemen and ease a regional standoff with Qatar, according to the multiple US and diplomatic officials.…
Khashoggi was suffocated, Istanbul prosecutor says (Punch)
Istanbul’s chief prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday journalist Jamal Khashoggi was suffocated as soon as he entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate on Oct. 2 in a pre-planned killing. According to prosecutor Irfan Fidan, Khashoggi’s body was then dismembered and disposed of.…
Turkey opens Khashoggi dossier to CIA (Nation)
Turkish intelligence has shared “all the evidence” over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the CIA chief during a visit, pro-government media reported on Wednesday. CIA Director Gina Haspel visited the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday for talks…
United States cancels visas of Khashoggi killers, slams cover-up (vanguard)
The United States said Tuesday it was revoking visas of Saudis involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as President Donald Trump ridiculed the kingdom’s response as “one of the worst cover-ups” in history. The move came as Turkish…
Uber CEO pulls out of Saudi conference (CNN)
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has become the latest top business leader to distance himself from the Saudi government as it faces mounting questions over its role in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khosrowshahi said in a statement late Thursday…