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Istanbul prosecutor: Khashoggi was suffocated

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 03:51:21 +0000

Istanbul’s chief prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday journalist Jamal Khashoggi was suffocated as soon as he entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate on October 2 in a pre-planned killing. According to prosecutor Irfan Fidan, Khashoggi’s body was then dismembered and disposed of. The prosecutor, in a statement said that no concrete results were reached in talks between him and Saudi […]

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Turkey demands truth over Khashoggi killing as Saudi Prosecutor visits

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:38:52 +0000

Turkey called on Monday for the full truth surrounding the killing of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, to be revealed, as Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecutor held talks in Istanbul. Khashoggi’s death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul nearly four weeks ago has escalated into a crisis for the world’s top oil exporter, which initially denied any […]

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‘Despite Khashoggi’s murder, Saudi Arabia is Middle East’s ‘beacon of light’ against Iran’s ‘vision of darkness”

Freedom Reporter — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:58:38 +0000

Saudi Arabia and key ally Bahrain on Saturday said Gulf states are playing a critical role in maintaining stability in the Middle East by combating Iran’s “vision of darkness”, as Riyadh faces its worst political crisis in decades. Saudi Arabia is the lynchpin of a U.S.-backed regional bloc against growing Iranian influence in the Middle […]

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Khashoggi: Google withdraws from Saudi conference

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:14:15 +0000

Google said in a statement that Google Cloud Chief Executive, Diane Greene, would not attend the Future Investment Initiative Summit scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia starting October 23. Google’s Greene did not offer a reason for her action, and a spokesman declined to elaborate on Tuesday. Other business leaders, who have said […]

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Trump: ‘Rogue killers’ may be behind Khashoggi’s disappearance

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:03:26 +0000

United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump said on Monday “rogue killers’’ may have been behind the disappearance of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered an internal investigation into the case. Trump said he had spoken with King Salman about Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi policies, and that he was sending Secretary […]

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