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Saudi Consul General in Istanbul Leaves for Riyadh amid Investigation into Khashoggi’s Disappearance

The Saudi Arabia’s consul general in Istanbul has left Turkey for Riyadh as investigation into the fate of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing after visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul two week ago, widens. Mohammad al-Otaibi left Turkey on a commercial flight on Tuesday, ...

October 16, 2018

Middle East

Pompeo to Hold Talks in Turkey Wednesday: Ankara

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold talks in Turkey on Wednesday, the Turkish foreign ministry said, after a visit to Riyadh where the top American diplomat was discussing the case of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Pompeo will meet his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to discuss bilateral and regional ...

October 16, 2018

Middle East

Turkish Foreign Ministry: No Confession from Saudis on Missing Journalist

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday that there has been no confession from Saudi side yet further stressing that consulates “are not interrogation places.” The authority also noted that it has to solve the issue regarding the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In addition, the ...

October 16, 2018

Middle East

Turkish Police Shoot Tractor Driver Who Reportedly Headed for Israeli Embassy

Turkish police shot a tractor driver in the leg in Turkey after he rejected to stop the vehicle which reportedly was heading for Israeli embassy in Ankara. Anadolu agency reported that the driver’s preliminary statement to police revealed that he planned to reach the Israeli embassy in Ankara where he ...

October 16, 2018

Middle East

Saudis Preparing to Admit Jamal Khashoggi Died During Interrogation (Updates)

The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, one that was intended to lead to his abduction from Turkey, CNN quoted two sources as saying. One source says the report will likely conclude that the ...

October 16, 2018

Middle East

Turkish Police Begin Search at S. Arabia’s Istanbul Consulate: AFP

Turkish police and other officials on Monday entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul to search the premises in the investigation over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an AFP correspondent said. Uniformed Turkish police and other officials in suits believed to be prosecutors went inside the consulate after receiving agreement from ...

October 15, 2018

Middle East

Khashoggi’s Apple Watch Transmitted Evidence of His Murder: Report

Missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have recorded his own death, a Turkish newspaper reported Saturday morning. Khashoggi turned on the recording function of his Apple Watch before walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, according to Sabah newspaper. The moments of his “interrogation, torture and killing ...

October 13, 2018

Middle East

Saudi Delegation in Turkey for Talks on Missing Journalist: Source

A Saudi delegation arrived in Turkey on Friday for talks on the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last week at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish diplomatic source told AFP. The source did not give further details but state-run news agency Anadolu said the delegation arrived in the capital ...

October 12, 2018

Middle East

Turkey Says It Has Video Proving Khashoggi Murder

The Turkish government has informed US officials it has audio and video recordings proving that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Instanbul, according to a report by The Washington Post. The video and audio recording reportedly show that the Saudi Consulate’s security team detained Jamal ...

October 12, 2018

Middle East

Erdogan, Trump Step up Pressure over Missing Saudi Journalist

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Saudi Arabia to release footage of Jamal Khashoggi and President Donald Trump demanded answers over his fate, as the kingdom faced growing pressure Thursday to provide a convincing explanation for the journalist’s disappearance. The Washington Post, the daily to which Khashoggi was a contributor, ...

October 11, 2018