Jamal Khashoggi Murder

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Jamal Khashoggi murder case: Saudi Arabia court sentences five people to death, three others to prison for killing scribe

A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi withdraws calling Jamal Khashoggi's murder a 'mistake'

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund holds about $1.9 billion worth of Uber stock, making it its fifth largest stakeholder.

A year after Jamal Khashoggi's murder, rights groups demand justice for slain Washington Post columnist

Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, in an operation that reportedly involved 15 agents sent from Riyadh. His body was never found.

Suspected Saudi operatives of killing Jamal Khashoggi made 'chilling' jokes before murder, say reports by UN investigators

Saudi operatives suspected of killing the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the country's Istanbul consulate were heard joking and talking about dismemberment before his arrival, according to secret tapes heard by UN investigators

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denies ordering Jamal Khashoggi's murder, says slaying was 'a mistake'

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview that he takes 'full responsibility' for the grisly murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but denied allegations that he ordered it

Jamal Khashoggi murder 'happened under my watch', says Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 by Saudi operatives 'because it happened under my watch,' according to a PBS documentary to be broadcast next week.

US bars entry to 16 Saudis over Jamal Khashoggi's murder amid mounting pressure on Donald Trump govt for siding with Riyadh

The announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo comes as the administration of President Donald Trump has faced pressure from Congress over its response to Jamal Khashoggi's killing in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last October.

EU, Canada and Australia issue first rebuke of Saudi Arabia at UNHRC; statement calls for activists' release, condemns Khashoggi killing

It was the first rebuke of Saudi Arabia at the UN Human Rights Council since it was set up in 2006 and came amid growing international concern about Saudi violations of basic freedoms such as freedom of expression

Saudi Arabia appoints first female ambassdor to US amid growing pressure over Jamal Khashoggi murder; seeks to better ties with West

US still remains a major trade partner for Saudi Arabia with the latter drawing eight percent of imports from the former and around 10 percent of its exports going to America, CNN reported. In the light of this strategic trade relation, Reema's appointment would serve a twin purpose and as Saudi Arabia may like it, would possibly improve the strained ties with the western power.