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100 Days after the Khashoggi murder: the alliance of criminals unmasked by his death
As of today, it has been 102 days since Jamal Khashoggi was viciously murdered after entering his country’s consulate in Istanbul. Two days ago, the 100th day after this sad incident, commemoration ceremonies were held [ More … ]
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Saudi Arabia Admits Jamal Khashoggi killed in Istanbul Consulate
Kingdom sacks intelligence official, arrests 18 Saudis saying the missing journalist was killed in a ‘fist fight’. Saudi Arabia admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul, saying he died [ More … ]
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Body of Missing Saudi Journalist was Cut into Pieces, Turkish official says
Apple Watch worn by Saudi journalist may have transmitted evidence of his death, Turkish paper reports Missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have recorded his own death, a Turkish newspaper reported Saturday morning. Khashoggi turned [ More … ]
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Saudi Arabia Will Allow Turkey to Search Consulate for Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has welcomed Turkey to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul following the disapperance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi who entered the mission earlier this week. In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg, published on Friday, [ More … ]
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US House approves bill letting 11/09 families sue Saudi Arabia
The House approved on Friday a bill to allow families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for any role in the terrorist plot, setting up a rare bipartisan [ More … ]
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Saudi Arabia fights to maintain arms deal, UK helps
Saudi Arabia has to fight now to maintain access to British and American-made arms, reported Forbes. Saudi Arabia is fighting a brutal war in Yemen, and is accused of violating human rights laws and using [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia News
G20: Mohammed Bin Salman holds talks with Ban Ki-moon
On the sideline of the G20 Summit in China, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince, Mohamad Bin Salman met today with The Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss Saudi financial support for the UN Palestine refugees [ More … ]
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UK PM raises human rights concerns with Saudi Arabia despite arms sales
Despite Britain is now the second biggest arms dealer in the world, with most of the weapons fuelling deadly conflicts in the Middle East according to The Independent, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has raised [ More … ]
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Column: Rights groups’ bias against Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch does important work to bring to light human rights abuses around the world. A spotlight on governments that oppress their people is necessary to guarantee the fundamental rights of every individual on [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia News
Saudi Arabia: media activist Ahmad bin Rashid Arrested
Some newspapers in Saudi Arabia stated that the academic and well-known journalist Ahmad bin Rashid bin Saeed was arrested on Monday morning in al-Madina. Dr. Ahmad’s family didn’t confirm the news or deny it, and [ More … ]
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Punished Saudi blogger gets Sakharov Prize
Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger and activist who has been imprisoned and flogged publicly for criticising Saudi Arabia’s religious establishment, has been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union’s top human [ More … ]