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Trump scrambles to cover for Saudi regime as crisis over Khashoggi murder mounts
Oct 21, 2018 14:16Following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s emergency talks in Riyadh and Ankara, and amid mounting reports implicating Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump administration is scrambling to shield Washington’s closest ally in the region.
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If a prince murders a journalist, that’s not a hiccup
Oct 18, 2018 06:34Reports of the macabre murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudi regime, if proven true, entangles the US administration as well, especially Donald Trump, his son-in-law Jarred Kushner and other close associates into a sticky web, extrication from which might not be easy without irreparable damage to their political careers.
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Why Jamal Khashoggi's ruthless killing is a global issue
Oct 18, 2018 06:04Saudi Heir Apparent Mohamed bin Salman, better known as MBS, has turned from a US opportunity into a Western liability, says Taha Ozhan, former chairman of the foreign affairs committee of Turkey’s parliament, in his article for Turkish press, titled: “Why Jamal Khashoggi's ruthless killing is a global issue”.
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No murder mystery
Oct 16, 2018 10:29A top priority for the US administration, as with many recent administrations, is the selling of massive amounts of US arms to Saudi Arabia.
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International businesses, media groups to withdraw from Saudi Arabia
Oct 16, 2018 10:24Jamal Khashoggi was an outspoken critic of Saudi Arabia who had dared to defy the regime and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Saudi Arabia looking horrific given the Khashoggi affair
Oct 13, 2018 18:25If reports from Turkey are to be believed, Saudi Arabia has likely murdered and gruesomely hacked to pieces dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate in Istanbul – a macabre crime that is bound to further tarnish the image of the ruling Wahhabi minority cult of Riyadh, especially Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) the self-imposed Heir Apparent to senile King Salman ibn Abdul-Aziz.
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Turkey summons Saudi ambassador for second time over Khashoggi
Oct 08, 2018 10:23Turkey has summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Ankara for the second time in less than a week and asked for permission to search the kingdom's consulate for dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who has disappeared since visiting the mission.
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Time to save humanity from US threats
Sep 21, 2018 10:59The US is the greatest destabilizing factor and wherever Washington pokes its nose that country or region lose their peace and security with terrorism ruling the roost, as is the case in Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, Yemen, and other places.
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Tehran Summit: Putting the last nail in the coffin of terrorists in Syria
Sep 14, 2018 16:31Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the final statement, released on Friday, emphasized their strong and continued commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic as well as to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and highlighted that they should be respected by all.
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Why Trump is trying to crush Turkey
Sep 06, 2018 15:40The United States and Turkey, as of the second week of August 2018, are ready to break off diplomatic relations as a result of broad US sanctions on Turkey. However, not only is Turkey a full NATO member, an organization whose charter legally prohibits President Trump’s actions under its “mutual assistance” tenets, but Turkey also hosts US forces as well.