jamal khashoggi

The widow of jamal khashoggi, Washington Post columnist killed by Saudi operatives at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in 2018, was granted political asylum late last month, more than three years after she fled to the US. "I feel great and that I've taken the right decision to come to this country," his widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, said. "I can feel more safe now that I'm not afraid to be handed over to any dictator in the Middle East." Hanan Khashoggi, who was born in Egypt fled from the United Arab Emirates to the US in July 2020.

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is now in trouble

Human rights campaigners and some Democrats are accusing US President Joe Biden of backtracking on his promise to re-evaluate ties with Saudi Arabia. They allege that Biden is pursuing better relations with Saudi Arabia to counter Chinese expansion and maintain US hegemony in the Middle East. Critics argue that this is a betrayal of jamal khashoggi and the American people.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has positioned himself as the future ruler of the world’s largest oil supplier for decades to come. Now, that leadership path is on shakier ground. The widening fallout from the death of jamal khashoggi has raised questions about whether he can maintain his grip on all levers of power in the kingdom.

Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen who had lived in Washington for the past year, has not been heard from or seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than one week ago. He left Saudi Arabia last year saying he feared retribution for his criticism of Riyadh over the Yemen war and its crackdown on dissent, and since then wrote columns for the Washington Post.

The family of slain Saudi journalist jamal khashoggi said on Friday that they have forgiven those who murdered their father, his son Salah wrote in a tweet. "In this blessed night of the blessed month (of Ramadan) we remember God's saying: If a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah."

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would take a stance on the issue once the facts were clear and that he would discuss the matter with the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

jamal khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, has demanded a personal apology and compensation from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who recently called the journalist's killing a "huge mistake." She expressed pain over the Crown Prince's reception in Washington, urging the US to prioritize human rights over deals with Riyadh. Khashoggi was murdered in 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said Saudi officials had planned murder of Saudi writer jamal khashoggi days before his death and called on Saudi Arabia government to allow trial of suspects in Istanbul. "A team of Saudi agents began arriving in Turkey the day before journalist jamal khashoggi was killed and cameras at the consulate were removed," he said.

jamal khashoggi, a former government advisor who went into self-imposed exile in the United States last year to avoid possible arrest, has been critical of some of the policies of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Riyadh's intervention in the war in Yemen.

Israel's embattled cyber tech company NSO Group has denied wrongdoing as it called criticism of its sale of Pegasus spyware programme to non-democratic countries "hypocritical," comparing the surveillance technology to military weapons systems being sold by others, amid mounting allegations that software was misused globally, including in Israel.

Saudi possesses about a fifth of world’s proven petroleum reserves, is the biggest oil exporter and is the most powerful voice of OPEC, the oil producers’ cartel.

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a top international businessman, said on Sunday that an official investigation into the death of journalist jamal khashoggi will exonerate the country's leader. On Fox News program "Sunday Morning Futures," he asked Saudi Arabia to make public as soon as possible the results of the investigation.