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A new Mideast game: Trump & MBS vs The Rest

It would be rank bad manners to liken the US President to Caligula, but there’s a difficulty finding other comparables.

23 Nov 2018 12:05 AM

Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 in an operation that Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan has said was ordered by the highest level of Saudi leadership. (Photo: File | Twitter)

Saudi prince gave order to 'silence' Khashoggi, CIA has recording: report

Asked about the report, a Turkish official told Reuters he had no information about such a recording.

22 Nov 2018 7:03 PM

Trump, on holiday at his Florida Mar-a-Lago Club, doubled down on an unusually worded statement from Tuesday that he was essentially ignoring the killing of Jamal Khashoggi because of what he said were more important US strategic and commercial interests. (Photo: AP | File)

‘Thank you, but let’s go lower’, says Trump as Saudi Arabia lowers oil prices

'Oil prices getting lower. Great! Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! USD 54, was just USD 82,' Trump tweeted.

22 Nov 2018 9:45 AM

Trump said in the statement, which started with the sentence that 'the world is a very dangerous place'. (Photo: File)

US stands with Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi murder: Trump

Days after being briefed by the CIA Director, Trump said we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

21 Nov 2018 8:02 AM

'The kingdom was founded on Islamic principles of justice and equality, and we are proud of the efforts of the judiciary and the public prosecution,' the monarch said. (Photo: AP)

Saudi king backs son, praises judiciary amid furore over Khashoggi murder

Public prosecutor has exonerated the Crown Prince of involvement in murder of Khashoggi, but CIA concluded he ordered the assassination.

20 Nov 2018 9:23 AM

Trump refrained from blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, even though the CIA reportedly concluded that he ordered the October 2 assassination in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. (Photo: File)

Do not want to hear 'suffering', 'terrible' Khashoggi tape: President Trump

Trump called an audio recording of Khashoggi's murder 'very violent, vicious and terrible' and said he did not want to hear it himself.

19 Nov 2018 3:51 PM

President Donald Trump said Saturday, following reports that the CIA had held Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible. (Photo: File)

Trump says US to report who killed Khashoggi in ‘next two days’

Trump said 'we’ll be having a very full report over the next two days, probably Monday or Tuesday.'

18 Nov 2018 9:34 AM

The members of Arab-Turkish Media Association and friends hold posters as they attend funeral prayers in absentia for Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi who was killed last month in the Saudi Arabia consulate, in Istanbul. (Photo: AP)

CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi’s killing: report

According to CIA, 15 Saudi agents flew on govt aircraft to Istanbul and killed Khashoggi in Saudi consulate, report said.

17 Nov 2018 9:57 AM

Prosecutor spokesman Shaalan al-Shaalan rejected allegations that Crown Prince Mohammed directed the murder and said the prince had 'no knowledge' of Khashoggi's killing. (Photo: File | AFP)

Khashoggi death: Saudi govt issues charges but exonerate crown prince

US placed sanctions on 17, including two top aides of Prince Mohammed as well as the Istanbul consul general at the time of the killing.

16 Nov 2018 1:01 PM

Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and vocal dissident, died after being drugged by the five accused and then dismembered, a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office said in the first Saudi acknowledgement of the manner of his killing. (Photo: File)

Saudi admits journalist Khashoggi dismembered in consulate

The journalist's body parts were then handed over to an agent outside the consulate grounds, the spokesman said.

15 Nov 2018 4:38 PM

Khashoggi, a critic of de facto Saudi ruler Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate last month in a hit which Erdogan says was ordered at the 'highest levels' of the Saudi government. (Photo: File)

'Saudi officer heard Khashoggi murder audio, shocked': Turkey President

Turkey President Erdogan said it was clear the murder was planned and that the order came from the top level of Saudi authorities.

13 Nov 2018 1:11 PM

Mike Pompeo has previously said Khashoggi's killing 'violates the norms of international law,' and that the US was reviewing possible sanctions on individuals identified as having been involved. (Photo: File | AFP)

Will hold Jamal Khashoggi's killers accountable: US to Saudi Crown Prince

Jamal Khashoggi's killing and the war in Yemen, are the two main sources of strain in the decades-old alliance between US and Saudi Arabia.

12 Nov 2018 9:53 AM

Khashoggi was last seen entering the consulate on October 2 to obtain documents for his forthcoming marriage. His body has never been found. (Photo: File | AFP)

Khashoggi's body was dissolved in acid, disposed through drains: Report

Samples taken from the drains at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul showed traces of acid, a Turkish newspaper said, without quoting sources.

10 Nov 2018 6:23 PM

Pressure on Saudi builds up after Khashoggi

That Khashoggi’s premeditated killing and alleged dismemberment was a clear violation of international law is not disputed.

10 Nov 2018 6:40 AM

Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist critical of the Saudi government and its de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. (Photo: File)

'Want to bury him in Medina': Khashoggi's sons want his body back

Khashoggi's son said that without their father's body, their family is unable to grieve and deal with emotional burden his death.

05 Nov 2018 11:20 AM

Saudi Arabia has faced a torrent of international condemnation over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Photo: File | AFP)

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s body was dissolved after murder: Turkish official

'We now see that it wasn't just cut up, they got rid of the body by dissolving it,' Yasin Aktay, an advisor to Turkish president said.

02 Nov 2018 5:41 PM

Pompeo emphasised, as Trump has, that 'not only do we have important commercial relationships, but important strategic relationships, national security relationships with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and we intend to make sure that those relationships remain intact.' (Photo: File | AFP)

Sanctions on Khashoggi's killers may take ‘handful more weeks’: Mike Pompeo

The murder has placed a strain on the decades-old US-Saudi Arabia alliance and tarnished the image of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

02 Nov 2018 1:55 PM

Reports further state that there are further 18 Indonesians awaiting their fate on death row in the country. (Representational image)

Saudi Arabia executes Indonesian maid for killing employer who tried to rape her

Death of mum-of-one prompted protests from Indonesia, as Saudi government failed to warn her family or consular staff before she execution.

01 Nov 2018 8:41 PM

Turki's address came after Istanbul's chief prosecutor on Tuesday said that Khashoggi was suffocated in a premeditated killing and his body was then dismembered. (Photo: File)

Khashoggi murder outcry threatens US-Saudi ties, says Saudi Prince

Khashoggi, who lived in self-imposed exile in US, wrote columns for Washington Post critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

01 Nov 2018 9:02 AM

This is first public confirmation by a Turkish official that Jamal Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered after he entered Saudi Consulate on October 2. (Photo: File | AP)

Jamal Khashoggi 'strangled' as he entered consulate: Turkish prosecutor

Khashoggi's body was 'cut into pieces' after the murder, the Turkish prosecutor said.

31 Oct 2018 8:06 PM

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