Saudi Arabia

Britain is leading a group of European countries trying to block EU plan to include countries like Saudi Arabia and Panama on money-laundering blacklist

Britain is leading a group of European Union states who are trying to block an EU plan to include Saudi Arabia and 22 other jurisdictions on a blacklist of countries…

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EU set to add Panama and Saudi Arabia to dirty money black list despite German, French and British resistance

The European Commission is planning to name Saudi Arabia and Panama in a list of high-risk countries that fail to fight money laundering, despite resistance from Germany, France and the…

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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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Saudi’s stance on women’s attendance during Italian Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia prompts sexism row

A Saudi ban on women fans from attending the Italian Super Cup final prompts sexism row. Unaccompanied women are only able to buy tickets for the ‘family’ seats whereas men can sit alone…

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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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Saudi Arabia’s King makes major cabinet reshuffle

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed a new foreign minister as part of a major cabinet reshuffle, according to Saudi state media. A royal decree named Ibrahim al-Assaf as new…

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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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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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Erdogan states that Khashoggi’s murder was ordered by Saudi’s highest level of government

The order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the "highest levels" of the Saudi government, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan claimed in an article in the Washington Post on Friday. In…

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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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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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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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Saudi’s change of narrative on Khashoggi’s murder – (Video)

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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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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The morning's headlines are dominated by Saudi's admission that Khashoggi's death took place at the country's consulate in Turkey. We also read about Moody's downgrade of Italy's credit…

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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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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, In the last hours, there were significant changes from the US administration, in their view on the Khashoggi's murder with President Trump affirming that he believes that Khashoggi…

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The latest on Khashoggis’s case

President Donald Trump said Thursday he now believes journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and warned of "very severe" consequences should Saudi Arabia be proven responsible. France 24 Mashal Saad al-Bostani of…

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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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Trump says that Khashoggi might have been killed by ‘rogue killers’

Donald Trump has speculated that “rogue killers” may have been responsible for the presumed death of Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkish investigators finally gained access to the Saudi consulate, 13 days…

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Pompeo to meet Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Khashoggi’s disappearance

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was sending US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with Saudi Arabia's King Salman over the unexplained disappearance of prominent journalist…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Talks on Brexit seems to have stalled, Merkel's ally CSU seemed to win most votes, despite losing support and Turkish and Saudi Arabian leaders discussed the Khashoggi's case.…

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Insights on the Khashoggi’s case

A critic of Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Khashoggi was living in self-imposed exile in the US and writing opinion pieces for the Washington Post…

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How likely did the recording and transmission through an Apple Watch in Khashoggi case happen?

On Friday, a source familiar with the ongoing investigation told CNN Turkish authorities had audio and visual evidence that showed Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate. It's unclear how…

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Turkish authorities claim having explicit evidence that Saudi agents killed columnist Khashoggi

Turkish authorities say they have explicit audio recordings as well as video footage showing that Saudi agents killed the dissident Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, according to…

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Turkish official believe missing Saudi journalist was killed inside Saudi consulate

Turkish officials believe that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and his body later driven from the compound. Authorities say they believe Khashoggi’s…

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Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, This is the Morning Briefing for Friday, with the latest news to start informed, the Maltese papers review to get an overview of what the headlines are, and…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Today's morning briefing. The migrants on the Diciotti saga continues as no deal was agreed on Friday. Trump's challenges continues, while he 'engages' in new diplomatic twists in…

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Saudi Arabian prosecutors seeking death penalty for human rights activists

Saudi Arabian prosecutors are seeking the death sentence for five human rights activists, including a woman who is thought to be the first female campaigner in the country facing execution,…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The day after for Trump, meant he had the opportunity to say his views, and he did via his preferred monologous channel - Twitter. Twitter, again, was the…

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Six day Hajj starts amids tense relations between Qatar and Saudi

The six day Muslim pilgrimage known as the hajj will welcome 1.6 million Muslims as relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia remain tense. Many Egyptians have been unable to afford…

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50 killed, 77 injured in an attack on school bus in Yemen. US-backed Saudi military alliance blamed (UPDATED)

An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels hit a bus driving in a busy market in northern Yemen on Thursday, killing least 50 people including children and wounding…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing brings you some of the main news reported by the Newspapers in Malta, the latest from the major news agencies in Europe and…

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Unprecedented escalation in diplomatic rift between Saudi Arabia and Canada

Bloomberg reports how the diplomatic spat with Canada has escalated very quickly, leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrestling with how to respond to cool the tensions without backtracking on his support…

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Wednesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your Morning Briefing for today covers some of the headlines covered by Malta's Newspapers, the latest update from around the world and other stories which hit the…

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Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your Tuesday Morning Briefing covers the main headlines of the news. The main story remains the powerful explosion which took place in Bologna on Monday afternoon. 2…

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Canada expresses serious concern as Saudi Arabia expels Ambassador UPDATED

Update Saudi Arabia's state airline has suspended flights in and out of Toronto amid an intensifying diplomatic row with Canada. (The Independent - UK) Al Jazeera reports that Saudi Arabia expelled Canada's…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The human, the diplomatic and the political impact of migration dominate the latest developments reported in our Morning Briefing. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has confirmed his offer…

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Saudi Arabia to increase oil production – Trump

Euronews: The leader of Saudi Arabia promised US President Donald Trump that he can boost oil production if needed and the country has 2 million barrels per day of spare capacity…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning The EU Summit about Migration and the Turkish Elections are the main events which perhaps characterised the latest hours with developments taking place during the night and news…

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Saudi women are in the driver’s seat for first time

AP: Saudi women are in the driver's seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy city streets just minutes after the world's last remaining…

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OPEC countries to increase oil production

OPEC issued a communique on Friday that called on a return to 100 percent compliance for the group, down from 152 percent in May. The announcement deferred country-specific allocations, likely because they…

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Yemeni Hudaida Airport captured by Saudi-UAE forces

Al Jazeera: Forces from a Saudi and Emirati-led coalition have captured the airport in Yemen's port city of Hudaida, military officials announced on Twitter. In a post on Saturday, an account…

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Let the games begin – World Cup kicks off!

Photos Source : FIFA.com

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Corporate Dispatch – Saturday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, The Maltese Newspapers report that the Malta Financial Services Authority said that Ali Sadr Hasheminejad’s arrest in the US “immediately compromised” Pilatus Bank’s entire operation and made it…

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Saudi threatens military action against Qatar

In a letter addressed to President Emmanuel Macron of France, Saudi King Salman expressed his "profound concern" with talks under way between Moscow and Doha for the sale of the…

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Thursday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, A number of stories are covered on today's Maltese newspapers. The government of Malta has signed an agreement with the World Health Organisation on technical help for a…

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Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approves criminalisation of sexual harassment amidst criticism for detention of women rights’ activists

Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a measure which criminalises sexual harassment. The Saudi's state news agency SPA reported that legislation, which awaits an expected royal decree to become law, is the…

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11 arrested for being ‘traitors’ and pushing for women’s right to drive in Saudi

The New York Times reports that "Saudi Arabia is escalating its crackdown on activists who had pressed for the right of women to drive, bringing the number arrested to at least 11…

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