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Iranian media hammered Saudi Arabia and its ally the United States over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi this week, accusing the arrogant Saudi “empire” of murder and the U.S. of complicity in the deed.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning for urgent meetings with King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir to discuss the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. Turkish officials said they expect Pompeo to visit Ankara next, bringing important information about the case from the Saudis.

RIYADH – US top diplomat Mike Pompeo was in Saudi Arabia for urgent talks with King Salman Tuesday seeking answers about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid US media reports the kingdom may be mulling an admission he died during a botched interrogation.

During an interview with SiriusXM Progress’ “Signal Boost” on Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that she has always had a suspicion that there was some financial transaction involving President Trump and the Saudis, “and I think that

The much-discussed and often-delayed joint inspection of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by Turkish and Saudi officials formally began on Monday.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz had phone conversations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday night and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday morning to discuss the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.

The New York Times recently published an article titled “Silicon Valley’s Saudi Arabia Problem,” which investigates tech companies’ willingness to ignore human rights violations by major Saudi investors.

Contents: Saudi Arabia tries to recover from Khashoggi disappearance disaster; Negotiations follow the pattern of N. Korea’s 2010 torpedoing of S. Korean warship

Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” network global affairs analyst Max Boot said President Donald Trump was “sacrificing what makes America great” by not confronting Saudi Arabia for their suspected involvement in Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Boot said, “This

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” former CIA director John Brennan said President Donald Trump “siding up to authoritarian leader” has “emboldened” Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is often referred by his initials MBS. Discussing the suspected

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said America’s “moral credibility” was at risk in its response to suspected Saudi Arabian involvement in Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance. Rubio said, “Our moral credibility, our ability to call

(AFP) — Britain, France and Germany insisted Sunday that “light must be shed” on the whereabouts of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as they called for a credible investigation into his disappearance.

Donald Trump’s warning that any involvement by Saudi Arabia in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi would be met by “severe punishment” crashed the stock market in Riyadh on Sunday.

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has said Saudi Arabia could be behind the disappearance of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and warned Washington would inflict “severe punishment” if he was murdered.

ISTANBUL — Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday.

During a preview clip of an interview with CBS set to air on Sunday’s “60 Minutes,” President Trump stated that if Saudi Arabia is responsible for murdering Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi, he doesn’t want to cut off sales of

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) stated that it is “disturbing” when President Trump attacks the media, and the president’s words carry power beyond the U.S.. Warner added that he isn’t

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) stated that if Saudi Arabia is responsible for murdering Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi, “they need to a pay large price for that, a

The Washington Post published a story Thursday claiming Turkish officials told the U.S. they have audio and video recordings from inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul proving Saudi agents murdered missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Turks have apparently have not shared the evidence with anyone yet.

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert assured reporters during a regular press briefing Thursday that the Trump administration is engaged in the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi “at the highest levels,” refusing to comment on what Washington suspects may have happened to him.

Friday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said if the government of Saudi Arabia is responsible for the disappearance and suspected death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is destroyed. Graham said,

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that if Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia there should be “all-out sanctions” and everything should be on the table. Graham said that if Saudi Arabia is

A bipartisan group of senators wrote to the White House on Wednesday invoking the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to demand an investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and possible sanctions against Saudi Arabia.

ISTANBUL — Surveillance footage aired by Turkish media on Wednesday purports to show a team of Saudis arriving in Istanbul the day Jamal Khashoggi went missing, a black van leaving the Saudi Consulate after he entered, and the team checking out and departing the country later that night.

President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he spoke with the leaders of Saudi Arabia after a journalist mysteriously disappeared last week.

A Turkish newspaper aligned with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed it has identified the 15 members of the team allegedly sent from Saudi Arabia to kidnap or kill missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared last week after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Officials from the United States, the United Nations, and the European Union expressed concern over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday and asked the government of Saudi Arabia to conduct a thorough investigation.

ISTANBUL — Turkey said Tuesday it will search the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post, a week after he vanished during a visit there.

Ankara – Turkey’s president has demanded Saudi officials prove their claim that missing journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, as the US called for a thorough probe into his disappearance.

The mystery of Washington Post contributor Jama Khashoggi’s disappearance took a grim turn over the weekend as Turkish investigators claimed that an execution squad dispatched from Saudi Arabia murdered Khashoggi within the walls of the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Contents: Suspicious disappearance of Saudi journalist in Turkey threatens to upset Mideast relations; Khashoggi incident threatens Saudi relationship with the West

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish police have concluded that prominent Saudi journalist and critic Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi mission in Istanbul after going missing Tuesday, according to an unnamed government official.