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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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Mnuchin to travel to Saudi Arabia to reinforce ties despite uproar over Khashoggi killing
Oct 21, 2018 13:45US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday in the occupied Bait al-Moqaddas that he would travel to the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, this week despite the international uproar over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, in an effort to reinforce ties.
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US senator: Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi death
Oct 21, 2018 10:58Leading Republican US senator Bob Corker said on Sunday he believed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Riyadh has lost all credibility in their explanations of his death.
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Britain says Saudi account of Khashoggi's death not credible
Oct 21, 2018 10:30The United Kingdom says that Saudi Arabia's explanation of how dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul was not credible.
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Saudi Arabia's narrative of Khashoggi's murder sparks international skepticism
Oct 21, 2018 10:13Saudi Arabia's explanation of how dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate has been greeted with international skepticism.
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Khashoggi saga takes spotlight off Yemen tragedy
Oct 21, 2018 06:26With the Saudi regime finally admitting its killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate in Istanbul, after 18 days of denial, the crime in a diplomatic mission on foreign soil has taken a new twist that will embarrass US president Donald Trump, who in his greed for petro dollars has completely ignored the human rights factory by refusing to stop the sale of deadly American weapons for the killing of more and more Yemeni men, women, and children.
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Rep. Coffman demands 'immediate recall' of acting US ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Oct 21, 2018 04:00US Republican Congressman Mike Coffman has said the acting ambassador to Saudi Arabia should be recalled following the kingdom's admission that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died at a consulate in Istanbul.
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Trump pressured from both sides of aisle over Khashoggi death
Oct 21, 2018 03:51Pressure is mounting on the administration of US President Donald Trump over its stance on the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
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Saudi Arabia's Khashoggi explanation 'devoid of any credibility': Washington Post
Oct 21, 2018 03:39The Washington Post has condemned US President Donald Trump for vouching for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the alleged murder case of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Saudi stooge spied for Riyadh on Twitter accounts of dissidents: Report
Oct 21, 2018 03:08A new report has shown that Saudi Arabia was enjoying the services of a stooge among the ranks of Twitter to spy on accounts of people who were critical of the kingdom.