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Turkey says Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled
The Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the consulate in Istanbul. That’s according to a Turkish prosecutor investigating the case.
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Pressure grows on Saudi Arabia over Khasoggi death
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir has become the first senior figure in the Kingdom to comment publicly on the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in an interview with Fox News in America.
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Saudi Arabia admits Jamal Khashoggi was killed in consulate following a ‘fist fight’
Turkey says it will share its evidence about the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the rest of the worldm, vowing it would “never allow a cover up”.
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Rehman Chishti MP quizzed on his Saudi links
The Khashoggi case is having an impact closer to home, focusing attention on MPs who’ve accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of hospitality on trips to Saudi Arabia, as well as other roles – as Channel 4 News’ FactCheck team has revealed. We have been trying to speak to some of those MPs.
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Sir John Sawers on Khashoggi case: ‘Hard not to point finger at Saudi crown prince’
Former head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, discusses the Jamal Khashoggi case. The Saudi king and crown prince have denied any involvement in, or knowledge of, his disappearance.
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US and UK pull out of Saudi Arabia business summit
Both the US and British government have now pulled out of a high-profile conference due to be held in Saudi Arabia. Dozens of businesses have also bailed – not though, BAE Systems and three major accountancy firms who will be attending.
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Saudi defence contracts expert: ‘The British government is walking a really difficult line’
We speak to Vice Air Marshal Sean Bell, who until recently was in charge of overseeing British military contracts with Saudi Arabia.
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Andrew Mitchell on Saudi trip: ‘It was not an easy visit’
At least 33 British MPs have been on paid trips to Saudi Arabia, since its troops entered Yemen in 2015. One of the MPs – the former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell – joins us from his constituency in the West Midlands.
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Dozens of MPs flown to Riyadh in Saudi charm offensive
Saudi Arabia has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds paying for British MPs to visit the country.
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What kind of leader is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman?
As the de facto head of the richest royal family in the world, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has carved an image of being a reformer. But the disappearance of his critic Jamal Khashoggi, has promoted questions about the head of the House of Saud. Is he someone who wants to change his…
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Pompeo meets Saudi leaders after Khashoggi disappearance
It’s two weeks since Jamal Khashoggi vanished from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul leaving his fiancee waiting outside. President Trump has sent his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Saudi Arabia, where he was assured a full investigation is under way, but no confirmation that the kingdom will blame “rogue elements” for Mr Khashoggi’s murder, a theory already floated…
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Trump vows ‘severe punishment’ if Saudis killed Jamal Khashoggi
Is it a strong warning or an empty one? Donald Trump has said he will get to the bottom of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi and there will be “severe punishment” if Saudi Arabia murdered him. They deny it. The journalist – who is fiercely critical of the Kingdom’s rulers, disappeared after visiting a Saudi…
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Saudi Arabia under pressure over Khashoggi disappearance
The pressure on the government of Saudi Arabia is growing following the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last week. A range of organisations are attempting to distance themselves from the regime. The Financial Times, CNN and the World Bank have all pulled out of a conference planned for later this month in Riyadh. And Turkey appears…
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Saudi-US relations under pressure after journalist’s disappearance
President Trump says the United States is looking into the disappearance of a Saudi journalist, who is feared to have been murdered. Jamal Khashoggi – who’s written for the Washington Post – vanished a week ago after he went into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
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Turkey puts pressure on Saudi Arabia over missing journalist
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a prominent critic of Saudi Arabia. Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist, hasn’t been seen since his visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last Tuesday.
