Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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Government threat against critics living abroad is seriously misguided and likely to harm its image even more

Trump ignores House deadline

President Donald Trump appeared prepared Friday to ignore the US Congress's deadline to determine who ordered the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi amid new revelations that Saudi Arabia's crown prince spoke of going after the journalist "with a bullet."

Khashoggi murder: Return to KSA or face 'bullet'

US lawmakers threatened Thursday to take tougher action against Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi amid a new revelation that the kingdom's powerful crown prince spoke of going after him with a "bullet."

Turkey working to carry Khashoggi investigation to UN: foreign minister

Turkey is working with other countries to carry the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the United Nations, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says.

Jamal Khashoggi's private WhatsApp messages may offer new clues to killing

In more than 400 WhatsApp messages sent to a fellow Saudi exile in the year before he was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Khashoggi describes bin Salman -- often referred to as MBS -- as a "beast," a "pac-man" who would devour all in his path, even his supporters.

Germany bans Khashoggi murder suspects from much of Europe

Germany issues entry bans for 18 Saudi citizens suspected of involvement in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh’s Istanbul consulate, effectively banning them from the European Union’s passport-free Schengen zone.

CIA assessment 'very premature'

President Donald Trump calls a CIA assessment blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi "very premature" and says he will receive a complete report on the case on Tuesday.

Khashoggi Killing: CIA blames Saudi Crown prince

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.

Trump to discuss Khashoggi murder with Secretary of State Pompeo, CIA

US President Donald Trump says he has not yet been briefed on the CIA’s conclusions regarding the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but that he will speak with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the CIA about the issue.

October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018

Khashoggi Murder: Saudi crown prince deplores killing

Saudi Arabia's crown prince yesterday denounced the "painful" murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and vowed justice would prevail, in his first public comments on the case, without addressing US accusations of a monumental cover-up.

October 24, 2018
October 24, 2018

Saudi consulate vehicle searched in Khashoggi investigation

Turkish investigators find two suitcases and other items in a Saudi consulate car in Istanbul, as part of the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, broadcaster CNN Turk reports.

October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018

How the man behind Khashoggi murder ran the killing via Skype

Two intelligence sources say, the man ran journalist Jamal Khashoggi's brutal killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by giving orders over Skype.

October 22, 2018
October 22, 2018

The US-Saudi relationship after Khashoggi

The alleged killing of the Saudi Arabian dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a permanent resident of the United States, in the Kingdom's consulate in Istanbul has unleashed a tidal wave of criticism.

October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018

Saudi account of Khashoggi's death meets growing scepticism

Saudi Arabia faces a growing chorus of incredulity over its belated explanation of how critic Jamal Khashoggi died inside its Istanbul consulate, as world powers demand answers and the whereabouts of his body.

October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018

Investigators likely to discover Khashoggi body 'before long': Turkish official

Turkish investigators are likely to find out what happened to the body of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi "before long", a senior Turkish official says.

October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018

KSA admits journo killed in a brawl

Saudi Arabia yesterday said that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate, its first admission of his death after two weeks of denials that have shaken Western relations with the kingdom.

October 20, 2018
October 20, 2018

Turkey widens journo search

Turkey yesterday widened the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after his visit to the Saudi consulate, searching a forest in the city.

October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018

Trump says Saudi journalist likely dead

President Donald Trump says he presumes missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and that the US response to Saudi Arabia will likely be "very severe" but that he still wanted to get to the bottom of what exactly happened.

October 17, 2018
October 17, 2018

Police found evidence of Khashoggi slaying: Turkish official

Police searching the Saudi Consulate finds evidence that Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed there, a high-level Turkish official says, and authorities appear ready to also search the nearby residence of the consul general after the diplomat left the country.