The topic of press freedom is much on the media’s mind as 2018 draws to a close. Much of the U.S. media believes it is suffering through uniquely dark times because President Donald Trump has been fiercely, often hyperbolically, critical of its work.
Perhaps the apparent breakdown of the Trump administration’s efforts to coddle the Saudis into playing a significant role in negotiations between Israel and the PLO is a blessing in disguise.
Both sides in the Yemen war agreed to a ceasefire to begin on Tuesday, December 18, and after one day it seems to be holding.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry released a statement on Monday condemning the United States Senate for passing resolutions last week that held Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and called for ending U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate on Monday, rejecting a bipartisan resolution that put the blame for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on the Saudi crown prince and describing it as interference in the kingdom’s affairs.
During an interview broadcast on Friday’s edition of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley stated that the United States must continue “to have harsh conversations with the Saudis” about how the U.S. “can’t continue
The Committee to Protect Journalists published its annual report on imprisoned journalists on Thursday, and perennial champion Turkey once again leads the league.
Can Dündar, the former editor-in-chief of Turkey’s last remaining opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet, condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for claiming to defend the free press in the aftermath of the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Time proved it knows it has forever blown apart its influence with the public, which is why it had no choice other than to use 2018’s “Person of the Year” to suck up to its confederates in the elite media.
Time announced its “Person of the Year” award on Tuesday, presenting it to a clumsily-named entity called “The Guardians and the War on Truth.”
Time magazine unveiled the world’s persecuted journalists, with special honors going to slain Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, as its persons of the year for 2018. Escaping its analysis of imprisoned members of the press is the name of the world’s worst jailer of journalists: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey.
Time selected “The Guardians and the War on Truth” — a group of imprisoned and killed journalists — as the magazine’s 2018 “person of the year.”
CNN reported on Monday that a source “briefed on the investigation” into the October 2 murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi provided some details about the audio recording of Khashoggi’s death, claiming his last words were, “I can’t breathe.”
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to formalize ties with Saudi Arabia and hopes to make Saudi-Israeli relations official before the November 2019 elections, Channel 2 news reported Saturday.
While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) stated that the White House’s justification for their refusal to condemn Saudi Arabia for the murder of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi is “un-American.” Corker said, “[T]o use that
Amal Clooney, the British-Lebanese human rights attorney married to Hollywood star George Clooney, eviscerated President Donald Trump Wednesday evening, accusing the commander-in-chief of providing autocratic regimes a “green light” to torture and murder journalists by labeling them the “enemy of the people.”
Left-wing actor Sean Penn has started production and filming a documentary about the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish state media reported on Wednesday.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) warned that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will pull the U.S. into a war if the United States doesn’t make it clear that MBS cannot continue to act
The root of Israel’s enduring significance to the U.S. is found in the fact that the Jewish state shares all of America’s core interests in relation to the region.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he told President Trump that he has been played by Saudi Arabia and the Saudis don’t respect the president or the U.S. Graham called for
Contents: Qatar withdraws from Saudi Arabia-led OPEC; The split deepens between Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Gabbard was the headline speaker at an event with Democrat activists in New Hampshire on Sunday.
President Donald Trump on Thursday formally canceled his planned G-20 summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in response to Russia’s attack on Ukrainian ships near Crimea last weekend, but the Kremlin insisted on Friday that Putin and Trump will have a “brief impromptu meeting” similar to Putin’s encounters with other summit attendees.
The Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), after a months-long hiatus, resurrected its al Masra newspaper this week, featuring a front-page story accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) of murdering Jamal Khashoggi and blasting “rattlesnake” President Donald Trump for protecting the Sunni kingdom’s top royal.
Trump has played it cool with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Russian President Putin so far at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires.
A Saudi news filmed French President Emmanuel Macron complaining to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the young ruler’s unwillingness to take his advice as world leaders met in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the G-20 Summit on Friday.
The G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday and Saturday could be the scene of a few momentous encounters as world leaders meet – or refuse to meet – and major strategic conflicts play out. Here are five things to watch for as the summit unfolds.
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping heads to Argentina Thursday, where he will be received as an honored guest at the G-20 – even as human rights activists urged Argentina to arrest another delegate: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) argued President Trump should not meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and that the CIA’s report on the death of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi should be declassified. Rand began by
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo penned a no-holds-barred editorial for the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday in which he defended President Donald Trump’s approach to the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia in the wake of writer Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Bill and Hillary Clinton kicked off their 13-city paid speaking tour, “An Evening with the Clintons,” on Tuesday night by accusing President Donald Trump of taking part in a Saudi “cover-up.”
Argentina is considering charging Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) with war crimes and torture when he visits Buenos Aires for the G-20 summit this week, the Guardian claimed on Monday.
Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets Tuesday to protest a visit by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, decrying the top royal as a murderer in connection to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
A columnist at a Philadelphia newspaper believes climate change is responsible for natural disasters, murder and riots in Paris.
Public anger has reportedly greeted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) during his tour of several Arab countries launched over the weekend, marking his first foreign visits since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last month.
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) said President Donald Trump was being “weak” in his response to Saudi Arabia regarding their possible involvement in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. On Trump’s response, Sasse
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said he was “certain” that Congress would look into President Donald Trump’s “personal motivations” on the Saudi Arabia issue given his continued support for the Saudis. Trump’s gestures come despite Crown Prince
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued that President Donald Trump standing by Saudi Arabia in spite of allegations Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “weak.” Schiff
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) suggested that the Senate needed to consider further action against Saudi Arabia given the allegations Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks criticized President Trump’s statement on Saudi Arabia and Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi as “a gigantic demotivator for anybody who’s going to serve in the military, anybody who’s going to serve our government overseas.”
