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Pompeo calls Saudi ties after Khashoggi 'middle finger' to media
Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo in a book released Tuesday staunchly defended Saudi Arabia after the killing of a dissident writer, gloating that his diplomatic relationship with the kingdom was a "middle finger" to US media

US judge dismisses suit against Saudi prince in Jamal Khashoggi murder
Washington federal judge John Bates accepted a US government's stance that Prince Mohammed, who was designated prime minister of Saudi Arabia in September, enjoys immunity in US courts as a foreign head of state

India upset at 'unnecessary' reference to PM Modi by US official in defence of immunity for Saudi Crown Prince: MEA
When asked about giving immunity to bin Salman over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US official Vedant Patel said that this is not the first time that the US has done this and it has been applied to a number of heads of state previously including PM Modi

Pakistan’s Khashoggi moment? Why was Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Nairobi on 23 October
There is a strenuous effort towards plausible deniability amongst all the authorities in Pakistan. They are keen that America does not see the Arshad Sharif murder as another Jamal Khashoggi moment

French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Saudi crown prince, barely four years after murder of Jamal Khashoggi
The visits mark Mohammed bin Salman's first trip to the EU since the murder of Khashoggi by Saudi agents at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in 2018, a crime that a UN probe described as an 'extrajudicial killing for which Saudi Arabia is responsible'

US President Joe Biden's fist-bump with Saudi crown prince seen as undermining human rights pledges
US intelligence officials believe the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 'approved' the 2018 operation that led to the killing and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

US President Joe Biden aims to 'strengthen a strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia
In a bid to curb spiraling fuel costs and inflation in the US, Biden is expected to push for increased Saudi oil production during his visit next week

US: Saudi Embassy street in Washington renamed after slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Washington's local government changed signs on one block in front of the imposing embassy to read "Jamal Khashoggi Way" in honour of the Saudi dissident who was strangled to death and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018

Jamal Khashoggi killing: Turkey suspends trial of suspects, transfers case to Saudi Arabia
The decision comes as Turkey, which is in the throes of a deep economic downturn, has been trying to repair its troubled relationship with Saudi Arabia and an array of other countries in its region

'Shouldn't abandon case': Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee urges Turkey
The grisly 2018 killing of Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul worsened already rocky relations between the two Sunni regional powers and rivals, Turkey and Saudi Arabia

Phil Mickelson apologises for Saudi Arabia comments, deal with KPMG ends
Mickelson said he has always put the interests of golf first, "although it doesn't look this way now given my recent comments."

VK Singh calls NYT ‘Supari Media’ over its report on Pegasus; SC panel to monitor matter
The Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the 'centrepieces' of a roughly $2 billion deal of sophisticated weapons and intelligence gear between India and Israel in 2017, as per a report in The New York Times

French police arrest one suspect in Jamal Khashoggi's murder case: What we know of the 2018 killing of the journalist
On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based journalist and critic of Saudi Arabia's government, walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul never to return, prompting outrage across the world

France arrests suspected member of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder squad: Sources
Western intelligence agencies accuse Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of authorising the murder of the Washington Post contributor, who was a US resident

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée hits out at Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United
Western intelligence agencies accuse Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of authorising the murder of the Washington Post contributor, who was a US resident.

Premier League club Newcastle United bought by Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund
The 300-million-pound ($409 million) takeover by the Saudi Public Investment Fund initially collapsed last year over concerns about how much control the kingdom’s leadership would have in the running of Newcastle

Emmanuel Macron, Imran Khan among 14 heads of states on potential spyware list
Amnesty International also released a forensic analysis of the alleged targeting that showed Amazon Web Services was hosting NSO infrastructure

The Dissident review: Bryan Fogel’s Jamal Khashoggi documentary is captivating, but often plays out like a spy thriller
Bryan Fogel's pressing documentary The Dissident tells us that Jamal Khashoggi was targeted for dissent, but hardly probes into the material of that dissent.

Writers Guild Awards 2021: Borat 2, Promising Young Woman, The Crown among winners
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and Promising Young Woman won best adapted screenplay and best original screenplay, respectively.

Jamal Khashoggi murder: US intel report indicts Saudi Crown Prince, but Biden takes cautious stand
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had cultivated a climate of fear that made it unlikely for aides to act without his consent, according to the report