Jamal Khashoggi

Turkish court halts Khashoggi trial, transfers it to Saudi Arabia

ISTANBUL, April 7 (Reuters) - A Turkish court ruled on Thursday to halt the trial of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and transfer it to Saudi…

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Turkish ministry to approve request to transfer Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia

ISTANBUL, April 1 (Reuters) - Turkey's justice minister said on Friday his ministry would approve a request to transfer a trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, as…

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Turkish prosecutor seeks to halt trial of Saudi suspects in Khashoggi killing

ISTANBUL, March 31 (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor asked a court on Thursday to halt the trial in absentia of 26 Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018…

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UPDATED: France frees man who was held over suspected Khashoggi link

PARIS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Saudi man arrested at a Paris airport over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was released on Wednesday after officials concluded…

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Khashoggi’s fiancée says Saudi crown prince should be punished “without delay”

The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi called on Monday for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be punished after a U.S. intelligence report found he had approved the…

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Documentary film on assassination of Jamal Khashoggi released

A documentary film featuring the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was released Friday at the Zurich Film Festival. “The Dissident,” directed by award-winning American director Bryan Fogel, received a lot…

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Turkish Khashoggi murder trial opens

Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October…

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Khashoggi family forgives those who killed their father

The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday that they have forgiven those who murdered their father, his son Salah wrote in a tweet on Friday. “In…

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U.S. lawmakers want information on Saudi Khashoggi’s death

Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trump's administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence officials…

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Khashoggi’s fiancee says execution will conceal truth of her partner’s murder

The fiancee of the late journalist Jamal Khashoggi has condemned the trial investigating his murder in 2018 in Istanbul and called for the five people sentenced to death not to…

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Saudi Arabia accused of mockery of justice by shielding alleged masterminds of Khashoggi’s murder

Saudi Arabia has been accused of engaging in a mockery of justice by shielding the alleged masterminds of the killing of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after a court effectively…

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Saudi Arabia sentences five people to death for Khashoggi murder

Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death and three others to jail terms over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, was…

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Legal petition urges ICC to investigate Khashoggi murder

The Saudi human rights activist Yahya Assiri unveils a new street sign for the Saudi Arabian embassy, in The Hague, the Netherlands. Amnesty International is renaming the street ‘Jamal Khashoggi…

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denies ordering Jamal Khashoggi murder

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said he takes "full responsibility" for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi - but denies allegations that he ordered the killing.…

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Saudi crown prince takes ‘all the responsibility’ for Khashoggi murder

Saudi Arabia's crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives "because it happened under my watch," according to a PBS…

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Theresa May raises concerns on Khashoggi’s investigation and Yemen conflict

Theresa May has raised concerns about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the humanitarian cost of the conflict in Yemen during a face-to-face meeting with the Saudi crown prince at…

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The UN states there is credible evidence’ Saudi crown prince liable for Khashoggi killing

A forensic UN report published today states that Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia should be investigated over the murder of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi because…

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The “Saudi Rapid Intervention Group”, believed to be responsible for Khashoggi’s death asked for bonus

The elite Saudi hit squad believed to be involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi reportedly asked the country's Crown Prince for a bonus because they had tortured and…

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Interpol issues Red Notices over Khashoggi killing

Turkish officials revealed that Interpol had issued red notices for 20 people in connection with the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. An Interpol red notice informs the police…

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Khashoggi was most likely burned in an oven at the Saudi diplomatic residence in Istanbul

Khashoggi was likely burned in an oven at the Saudi diplomatic residence in Istanbul A documentary by Al Jazeera Arabic that aired on Sunday alleges that the body of slain…

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Khahsoggi’s murder will continue to be investigated by US – Pompeo

The U.S. government will continue investigating the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a visit to Hungary on Monday. “America is not covering…

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Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was planned and carried out by Saudi state officials – UN-led inquiry

Khashoggi was the victim of a "brutal and premeditated killing, planned and perpetrated by officials of the State of Saudi Arabia,” said Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur leading the…

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Turkish president lashes out at US stance on killing of journalist at kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the United States for not taking a tougher position against Saudi Arabia over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as he demanded answers…

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Democracy dies in darkness – Washington Post airs powerful Super Bowl advert on importance of journalists memorialising those who were captured or killed

The Washington Post aired a powerful ad narrated by Tom Hanks during Super Bowl LII on Sunday, complete with its "Democracy Dies In Darkness" tagline. The moving spot begins with…

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Saudi’s attorney general demands death penalty for five of the suspects accused with Khashoggi’s murder

Saudi Arabia's state media says the 11 suspected killers of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi have attended their first court hearing in the capital, Riyadh. The official Saudi Press Agency said…

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‘I can’t breathe.’ Jamal Khashoggi’s last words

CNN reports "I can't breathe." These were the final words uttered by Jamal Khashoggi after he was set upon by a Saudi hit squad at the country's consulate in Istanbul, according…

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Trump briefed on CIA’s assessment on Khashoggi’s murder – Top White House official responsible for American policy toward Saudi Arabia resigns

U.S. President Donald Trump, while flying to California on Saturday, was briefed on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after a CIA assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

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CIA concludes that Khashoggi’s murder was carried under order of Saudi Crown Prince -WSJ

The Central Intelligence Agency has concluded that the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was carried out under the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a close ally…

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UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Saudi should cooperate with Turkey’s probe in Khashoggi’s death

On Monday, U.K. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that Riyadh should “cooperate fully” with Turkey’s probe into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. Hunt’s comments come as he…

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Saudis close to bin Salman discussed the assassination of enemies a year before Khashoggi killing (NYT)

Top Saudi intelligence officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked a small group of businessmen last year about using private companies to assassinate Iranian enemies of the kingdom,…

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Khashoggi’s body was dismembered and put into five suitcases – Reports

Jamal Khashoggi's body was dismembered and put into five suitcases after he was strangled upon entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul last month, according to a report by a Turkish pro-government…

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Saudi Arabia still has many questions to answer about Jamal Khashoggi’s killing – Recep Tayyip Erdogan – Washington Post

The following is the full text of the article written by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan published on The Washington Post The story is all too familiar: Jamal Khashoggi, a…

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Khashoggi was cut in pieces to dissolve for easier disposal – Erdogan’s adviser

An adviser to Turkey’s president has said the team that killed prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul cut up his body in order to dissolve for easier disposal, the…

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UNESCO launches #TruthNeverDies campaign, to encourage the publication of articles written by, or in tribute to, journalists killed for doing their job

UNESCO is using Friday, November 2, to draw global attention to the journalists risking their lives to report the truth.The date was chosen to mark the assassination of two French…

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered writer Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered writer Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist, media reports say. Prince Mohammed reportedly said this in a phone…

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Parliament documents reveal Boris Johnson took part in all-expenses paid trip to Saudi two weeks before Khashoggi’s death

Boris Johnson took part in a £14,000 all-expenses paid trip to Saudi Arabia just two weeks before the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, parliamentary papers have revealed. The ex-foreign secretary flew out to Jeddah on…

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Khashoggi was strangled upon entrance in Saudi consulate, body dismembered and disposed off in premeditated killing – Istanbul prosecutor

Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, then his body dismembered and disposed of in a premeditated killing, the city’s chief prosecutor has said…

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Turkey to present dossier on Khashoggi’s murder to Saudi’s top prosecutor and will ask for another joint search at consul-general’s residence

Turkish investigators looking into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will present Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor with a 150-page dossier and request another joint search at the residence of the…

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Khashoggi’s son arrives in US; UN rapporteur said that journalist’s murder bears hallmark of extrajudicial execution

The son of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Salah, arrived in the United States after Saudi Arabia lifted a travel ban. A State Department spokesman said the US welcomed the decision…

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Footage of body double wearing Khashoggi’s clothes released by CNN

CNN reported that Saudi agents suspected of orchestrating journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death reportedly stripped Khashoggi and had an apparent body double wear his clothes around the city, citing surveillance footage…

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Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister calls killing of journalist Khashoggi a huge and grave mistake

Saudi Arabia on Sunday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate a “huge and grave mistake,” but sought to shield its powerful crown prince from the…

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Who was Jamal Khashoggi?

For decades, Jamal Khashoggi was one of the most powerful voices in Middle East journalism. "Jamal Khashoggi, journalist who spoke truth to power, 1958-2018 - Critic of Saudi repression who paid…

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Turkey vows to reveal all details on Khashoggi’s murder

Turkey has vowed to reveal all details about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Saudi Arabia admitted for the first time he had been killed in its consulate in…

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“Saudi’s explanation credible, what happened unacceptable” – Trump’s first reaction

US President Donald Trump said that Saudi Arabia's explanation was credible, adding that what happened was unacceptable. Full reaction US President : US President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia's explanation…

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After 18 days, Saudi Arabia admits to killing Saudi journalist at the country’s Istanbul consulate

Saudi Arabia admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggiwas killed inside its consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul, saying he died in brawl but made no mention of where his body is. Preliminary results…

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Photos revealing aide of Saudi’s crown prince entering consulate hours prior to Khashoggi’s disappearance

A frequent companion of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince entered the country’s consulate in Istanbul just hours before Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident writer, disappeared inside, according to a time-stamped photograph…

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US intelligence convinced that Saudi’s Crown Prince is linked to the killing of Khashoggi; Washington Post publishes last article

American intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is culpable in the killing of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an appraisal that poses…

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Khashoggi’s death took 7 minutes – ‘Middle East Eye report’

Readers Discretion Required It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording of the Saudi journalist's…

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The latest on Jamal Khashoggi’s case

A Saudi mission to interrogate and possibly abduct journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul was organized by a high-ranking officer with the General Intelligence Presidency, Saudi Arabia's main intelligence service, three…

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