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‘Spying & threats’: Assange complains of ‘more subtle’ silencing than Khashoggi
Julian Assange has accused his Ecuadorean hosts of spying and feeding information to US authorities, and slammed attempts to block his journalistic work as a more subtle way of silencing than the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Suggesting there were “facts of espionage” inside the embassy, the WikiLeaks co-founder expressed concern during a hearing in Quito […]
'The thing is done:' Khashoggi killing tape indicates hit squad was briefing Riyadh – report
The full transcript of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in a Saudi consulate in Turkey reportedly shows that one of the assassins was briefing someone on the phone as the journalist’s dismembering progressed. According to a CNN report citing a source who has reviewed the full transcript of the audio recording translated from Arabic, […]
Istanbul prosecutor seeks arrest of 2 Saudi crown prince allies over Khashoggi killing
Istanbul’s chief prosecutor has filed warrants for the arrest of a top aide to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and the deputy head of foreign intelligence on suspicion of planning the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish officials said on Wednesday. The prosecutor’s office has concluded there is “strong suspicion” that Saud al-Qahtani and General Ahmed […]
Trump eager to ‘turn a blind eye' to Khashoggi murder – Turkish FM
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has accused Donald Trump of intending to brush aside the killing of Jamal Khashoggi “no matter what” after the US president showed he’s still reluctant to cast a stone at Riyadh. “He will turn a blind eye no matter what,” Cavusoglu told CNN Turk in an interview published Friday. The […]
Trump slammed after thanking Riyadh for low oil prices amid Khashoggi drama
US President Donald Trump has again sparked massive backlash from the internet, this time praising Saudi Arabia for helping to lower global oil prices amid the fallout from the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!” the US president tweeted out on Wednesday, praising the fact that oil […]
Michelle Wolf responds to Trump trashing her comedy with a taunt about Khashoggi: ‘I bet you’d be on my side if I had killed a journalist’
Comedian Michelle Wolf responded to President Donald Trump’s criticism of her with a jibe about his response to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump pummeled her performance at last year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner as he welcomed the news that a comedian would not perform at the next event, ending a decades-long tradition. Trump said […]
US struggles to protect ‘strategic’ ties with Saudis as CIA reportedly links MbS to Khashoggi murder
The US government has yet to reach a “final conclusion” on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and until then won’t undermine the strategic relationship with Riyadh, amid reports the CIA has pinned the blame on the Saudi Crown Prince. “Recent reports indicating that the US government has made a final conclusion are inaccurate,” State Department […]
US senators seek to stop weapons sales to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war, Khashoggi murder
A newly proposed bill in the US Senate would suspend the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia and block refueling of Saudi warplanes bombing Yemen, as punishment for the death of a Washington Post columnist. A group of senators on the Foreign Relations Committee, led by Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) […]
A petition to change the street name where the Saudi Embassy in Washington is located to ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’ already has a heap of signatures
Reuters A petition to rename the street in front of the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC, to “Jamal Khashoggi Way” is quickly drawing support. Jamal Khashoggi is the Saudi columnist who was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2. The authors of the petition say they want to send a message that […]
