The US Central Intelligence Agency has concluded Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US media reported Friday, citing people close to the matter. The US assessment directly contradicts the conclusions…
Saudi prosecutor seeks death penalty for five in Khashoggi killing (CNN)
Saudi prosecutors said Thursday they would seek the death penalty for five people allegedly involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A total of 11 people were charged, the Saudi Public Prosecutor’s office said, adding that the five people…
Saudis tampered with CCTV cameras after Khashoggi murder (Aljazeera)
Turkish media have reported that staff at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul tried to dismantle security cameras to help cover up the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The pro-government Sabah newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Saudis tried to…
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…
Exclusive: Khashoggi sons issue emotional appeal for the return of their father’s body (CNN)
The sons of murdered journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father’s body, in their first interview since he was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a month ago. Salah and Abdullah Khashoggi, who…
Khashoggi murder: Body ‘dissolved in acid’ (BBC)
A top Turkish official, presidential adviser Yasin Aktay, has said he believes Jamal Khashoggi’s body was dissolved in acid after being cut up. The “only logical conclusion”, he said, was that those who had killed the Saudi journalist in Istanbul…
Embassy Blaze Huge fire breaks out in building next to Saudi Embassy in London (Sun)
A large fire has broken out next to the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London. Eye-witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion and pictures of the blaze on Curzon Street in Mayfair, central London, have been posted on social media. The fire…
Khashoggi murder: Saudi prince ‘said he was dangerous Islamist’ (BBC)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist, media reports say. Prince Mohammed’s reported phone call to the White House came before Saudi Arabia admitted he had been…
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.…
Theresa May refuses to back US calls for Saudi Arabia to stop bombing Yemen (Independent)
Theresa May has stopped short of calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Yemen, where a three-year civil war has led to the “most terrifying humanitarian catastrophe on the planet”. The prime minister was urged to support a United…