Mohammed bin salman
Press watchdog files suit against Saudi prince over Khashoggi
The criminal suit alleges systematic persecution of Khashoggi - who was murdered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018- and dozens of other journalists.
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Khashoggi fiancee sues Saudi prince in US over murder
Hatice Cengiz claims personal injury and financial losses over Khashoggi's death, while DAWN said its operations and objectives were hampered by the loss of its founder and central figure.
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Saudi Arabia tries and fails to join the UN Human Rights Council
"Only country not elected, shunned by a majority of the UN. The kingdom reaped what it deserves for its serious violations of human rights and war crimes abroad."
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Saudi Arabia struggles to turn page on Khashoggi's murder
But analysts say the murder stain will be hard to wash off, especially as a government crackdown on state critics continues two years after the killing.
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Saudi uses sports 'soft power' as lever of influence
Saudi Arabia is seeking to use glitzy sporting extravaganzas as an instrument of soft power in its push for regional supremacy as well as to project a moderate image of a country long seen as an exporter of jihadist ideology.
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Khashoggi's fiancee says execution of those convicted would conceal truth
Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after going to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, 2018, to obtain documents for his planned wedding. His body was reportedly dismembered and removed from the building and his remains have not been found.
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Justice 'trampled' in Khashoggi murder trial: media watchdog RSF
Khashoggi, a 'Washington Post' contributor, was murdered in October last year in what Riyadh called a 'rogue' operation, tipping the kingdom into one of its worst diplomatic crises and tarnishing the reputation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Saudi crown prince hosts Iraq PM for talks on oil attacks
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi for talks on Wednesday focused on attacks on the kingdom's oil infrastructure, which Washington has blamed on Iran.
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Evidence shows Khashoggi murder planned, carried out by Saudi officials - UN
US intelligence agencies believe Crown Prince Mohammed ordered an operation to kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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UN legal expert to present Khashoggi report before June
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions, carried out an inspection outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
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UN expert to lead international inquiry into Khashoggi murder
Khashoggi, a columnist for the 'Washington Post' and a critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed and dismembered by Saudi agents at its consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, provoking an international outcry.
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Turkey planning international investigation into Khashoggi case - minister
After making numerous contradictory statements about Khashoggi’s fate, Riyadh said he had been killed and his body dismembered when negotiations to persuade him to return to Saudi Arabia failed.
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Saudi king orders government reshuffle after Khashoggi fallout
The surprise shake-up saw the appointment of new ministers of the powerful National Guard, information and education, as well as the head of a new space agency, but the energy and finance ministries were unaffected despite an economic downturn.
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Saudi seeks to boost intelligence oversight after critic's murder
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it was creating government bodies to boost oversight of its intelligence operations, in the wake of international outrage over critic Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
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US senators see votes next week to send message to Saudi over Khashoggi death
Some of Trump’s fellow Republicans have joined Democrats in blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death.
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As load shedding hits, Ramaphosa discusses energy investment with Saudi prince
It was agreed during a meeting earlier this year that Saudi Arabia would pump R133 billion worth of investment into South Africa, primarily to be focused on the troubled energy sector.
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Saudi Crown Prince sidelined in G20 family photo
The crown prince, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, quickly exited the stage without shaking hands or talking with other leaders.
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HRW asks Argentina to probe Saudi Crown Prince over Yemen, Khashoggi
Argentina’s constitution recognises universal jurisdiction for war crimes and torture, meaning judicial authorities can investigate and prosecute those crimes no matter where they were committed.
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Senior Saudi prince says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi conclusion
The prince said the agency’s conclusion that Iraq possessed chemical weapons before the US invasion in 2003 showed it could be unreliable.
