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Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee Hatice Cengiz calls on Donald Trump to 'help reveal the truth and ensure justice is served'
•Speaking at a memorial in London, Hatice Cengiz expressed disappointment in the leadership of many countries and told the memorial that she wishes she had entered the consulate instead of Khashoggi
Saudi foreign minister calls outcry over Khashoggi 'hysterical', says people are blaming Riyadh before investigation is completed
•Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir said that the issue of Jamal Khashoggi's killing has become "fairly hysterical". He also addressed the mounting scepticism around the crown prince's alleged involvement
Mike Pompeo meets Saudi Arabian king in Riyadh over disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
•US President Donald Trump had dispatched Mike Pompeo to speak to the monarch of the world's top oil exporter over Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance.
We're not 'a banana republic' says Saudi Arabia, demands apology from Canada for demanding release of Saudi women's rights activists
•In August, Saudi Arabia froze new trade with Canada, blocked grain imports, expelled Canada’s ambassador and ordered all Saudi students home after Ottawa called for the release of activists detained for urging more rights for women.
Saudi Arabia-Canada dispute over activists' release escalates: As Ottawa issues defiant statement, a look at bilateral ties
Fp Staff •The Saudi government expelled Canada's ambassador, giving him 24 hours to leave the country, and recalled its own envoy to Ottawa, while freezing all new trade.
Saudi Arabia suspends Toronto flights amid row with Canada over release of detained Saudi activists
Ians •Saudi Arabia's state airliner has suspended its direct flights to Toronto after Canada called for the release of detained activists for civil society and women's rights.
Mohammed bin Salman's US visit: Ambitious Saudi crown prince aims at strengthening ties with Washington
•Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman doesn't do things by halves, and his meeting with President Donald Trump is just the beginning of a three-week US tour
Saudi Arabia says Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri not being forcibly held in Riyadh, he is free to leave 'when he pleases'
•Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri is free to leave Saudi Arabia "when he pleases", the kingdom said on Thursday, rejecting accusations from Beirut that he was being held in Riyadh following his shock resignation.
UN chief Antonio Guterres warns new conflict in Lebanon would be 'devastating' following PM Saad Hariri's resignation
•Lebanon's prime minister Saad Hariri resigned in a shock announcement broadcast from Riyadh as a power struggle intensified between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Yemen will face mass famine unless Saudi Arabia-led coalition ends blockade of aid, warns UN
•Some 17 million people in Yemen are in desperate need of food, seven million of whom are at risk of famine and cholera has caused more than 2,000 deaths.