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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced a tough balancing act Monday as he pressed Saudi Arabia's crown prince over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder while shoring up strategic ties with Riyadh. The top U.S. diplomat, on an extensive Middle East tour, held talks with King ...
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to tell Saudi Arabia to hold Khashoggi's killers 'accountable'
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday arrived in Riyadh, where he is set to ask Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to ensure the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable. The top U.S. diplomat, on an extensive Middle East tour, embarked ...
Saudi women to be told of divorce by text message under new law, are urged to check website
Women in Saudi Arabia will be notified by text message if they are divorced under a new law designed to protect them from having their marriage ended without their knowledge, the government said on Sunday. The new law, which came into effect on Sunday, was ...
Saudi prosecutor seeks death for five of 11 suspects in Jamal Khashoggi slaying
Saudi Arabian prosecutors is seeking the death penalty for five of the 11 suspects detained over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the state news agency SPA said on Thursday, as a Saudi court held a first hearing on the case. Saudi Arabia said it ...
Netflix censorship risks helping Saudi crackdown on expression: Amnesty
Netflix's decision to pull an episode of a show critical of Saudi authorities risks facilitating a crackdown on freedom of expression in the kingdom, Amnesty International said Wednesday. "Saudi Arabia's censorship of Netflix ... is further proof of a relentless crackdown on freedom of expression ...
Netflix locally drops satire episode critical of Saudi Arabia after Riyadh gripes
Netflix has removed an episode of a satirical comedy show that criticizes Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom complained, raising new questions about the limits of free online expression, a report said Tuesday. The Financial Times reported that the streaming giant had taken down ...
Turkish broadcaster says CCTV footage shows men transporting Jamal 'Khashoggi body parts'
A Turkish television station has broadcast CCTV footage showing men carrying cases and bags that it says contained slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's body parts. The images shown on A-Haber television late Sunday feature three men carrying five suitcases and two large black bags into ...
Saudi King Salman issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts on Thursday, including naming a new foreign minister, following international fallout from the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi nearly three months ago. He also ordered a shakeup of the kingdom's two supreme councils ...
King orders revamp of Saudi intelligence service after Jamal Khashoggi slaying fiasco
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday the creation of three new government bodies aimed at improving the country's intelligence operations in the wake of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has sparked international outrage. King Salman ordered a restructuring of the intelligence service in October ...
U.S. lawmakers seek oversight over any Saudi nuclear power deal
Lawmakers from both U.S. parties introduced legislation on Wednesday to give Congress more say in any deal on civil nuclear power cooperation between the United States and Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration is eager to strike a deal with Saudi Arabia to share nuclear power ...
U.N. chief calls for 'credible' probe into Saudi Consulate slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for a "credible" probe into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. "It is absolutely essential to have a credible investigation and to have the punishment of those that were guilty," Guterres said at a conference ...
Defying Trump, U.S. Senate votes to end military support for Saudi-led Yemen war
The U.S. Senate sent a fresh warning to President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia Thursday by approving a resolution to end U.S. military support for Riyadh's war in Yemen. The largely symbolic resolution cannot be debated in the House of Representatives before January, and would ...
