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…
European shares fall to lowest levels in nearly two years (Nation)
European shares fell to their lowest levels in nearly two years on Tuesday as a new batch of third-quarter earnings failed to offset growing concerns on Brexit, Italy’s budget, Saudi isolation, trade wars, Chinese growth and U.S. interest rates. The…
UN demands ‘truth’ over missing Saudi (BBC)
The head of the United Nations has demanded “the truth” over the disappearance of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the BBC he feared such disappearances would happen more regularly and become a “new normal”.…
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…
Turkey calls for CCTV of missing Saudi journalist (BBC)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Saudi Arabia to release images proving that a missing reporter left its consulate in Istanbul. Mr Erdogan questioned whether it was “possible for there to be no camera systems” running at the building,…
