US report on Khashoggi murder critical for justice: UN expert
The pending release of an unclassified United States intelligence report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will be a critical step in the ongoing search for justice, a leading United Nations expert has said. Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said the report by the Office of […]
Biden to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman about Khashoggi report
Report warns the imminent release of ‘explosive’ US intelligence document could entangle one of the king’s sons. President Joe Biden is expected to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Wednesday, ahead of the scheduled release of a US intelligence report detailing the disappearance and murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Citing a […]
The Saudi women’s rights activists who remain behind bars
Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison on Wednesday, but several others remain in detention. Over the past three years, Saudi Arabia has detained hundreds it sees as dissenters – including activists like Loujain al-Hathloul – but it has begun provisionally releasing some as it comes under pressure from the United States. The detentions […]
Lawsuit alleges MBS tried to lure ex-spymaster’s family to harm
Ex-spymaster claims MBS orchestrated plot to lure his family to Saudi consulate in Istanbul where Khashoggi was killed. Lawyers have filed an amended complaint in the US-based lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) containing allegations about attempts to “lure” an ex-spymaster’s family to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and summons for two […]
Saudi Arabia and Iran’s cold war| Start Here
Why are Saudi Arabia and Iran locked in a modern-day cold war? And what does it mean for the rest of the region? . Source link
Biden intel chief nominee vows to release Khashoggi murder report
Avril Haines says if confirmed, she will comply with the law and release unclassified report on who killed Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next Director of National Intelligence has said she intends to release an unclassified report to the United States Congress on the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal […]
MBS denies sending hit squad to kill former Saudi spy in Canada
Motion to dismiss case against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman claims sovereign immunity from US courts. Lawyers for Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) on Monday evening filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against him, saying there is no evidence to support claims he ordered a hit squad to assassinate a former […]
Turkish court adds new Saudi defendants in Khashoggi trial #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
At the hearing in Istanbul, a court accepted a second indictment adding six defendants to the list of 20 Saudi officials being tried in absentia. A Turkish court on Tuesday added new defendants to the case against Saudi officials charged over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a trial Ankara says is needed to […]
Jamal Khashoggi killing: Turkey’s trial of Saudi suspects resumes #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi sparked international outrage and tarnished the image of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. A Turkish court will resume the trial in absentia of 20 Saudi officials on Tuesday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a 59-year-old Washington Post newspaper columnist and prominent critic of Saudi Arabia’s […]
We will not allow Khashoggi’s killers to evade justice #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Last week, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), the human rights organisation founded by late Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, and his fiancee Hatice Cengiz, filed a joint lawsuit in a Washington District Court against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) and 28 other top Saudi officials over the journalist’s […]