Fallout from killing has weakened Prince Mohammed and given second wind to old guard of elders Six weeks after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents, the decision-making process in Riyadh is slowly starting to change. Fallout from the assassination in Istanbul has wounded Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the throne, and given…
By Khaled M. Abou El Fadl In the aftermath of the Jamal Khashoggi murder, the kingdom has exploited the podium of the Grand Mosque in Mecca by using its imams to praise, sanctify and defend the rulers and their actions. The rulers of Saudi Arabia derive much of their legitimacy and prestige in the…
Jamal Khashoggi’s family rejects Saudi crown prince’s claim slain journalist was Muslim Brotherhood member, Washington Post reports Mohammed bin Salman described Jamal Khashoggi as a “dangerous Islamist” in a phone call with top White House officials shortly after the Saudi journalist disappeared, the Washington Post has reported, a claim that Khashoggi’s family has flatly…
By Pankaj Mishra Mohammed bin Salman is the latest in a long line of “courageous modernizers” who turned out to be vicious dictators. Why do people keep falling for it? “Oil is flowing again into the free markets of the world,” The New York Times declared in 1954 as Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, visited…
By Khaled A Beydoun On October 19, Saudi Arabia admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul, saying he died in brawl, but made no mention of where his body is. [Reuters] The Khashoggi affair is yet another reason for the world to abandon the assumption that the kingdom represents Islam.…
Ankara is seeking the extradition of 15 suspects and is worried they may be executed by Riyadh before being questioned, sources tell MEE Turkey vowed on Saturday to uncover the truth behind Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, as international outrage over Riyadh’s most recent explanation grows. Sources close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have…
Latest Saudi version says body rolled up in a rug, taken out in a vehicle and handed to ‘local cooperator’ for disposal Saudi Arabia is facing a growing chorus of incredulity over its belated explanation of how critic Jamal Khashoggi died inside its Istanbul consulate, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders…
Press Release 16 October 2018 UN Security Council must impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia for the murder of Khashoggi Citizens International strongly condemns the kidnapping and brutal murder of Saudi journalist Kashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The available evidence points to Mohamed bin Salman as the man behind the…
Trump says he told Saudi king that the US military is protecting him and the monarch would not last without US backing. US President Donald Trump said close ally Saudi Arabia and its king would not last “for two weeks” without US military support at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday. “We protect Saudi Arabia. Would…
By Ghada Karmi The Saudi kings have betrayed the unique history and culture of the holy cities entrusted to their care As the week of the Hajj, Islam’s annual pilgrimage to Mecca, draws to a close, the UN has announced the imminent outbreak of a third wave of cholera in Yemen. According to UN estimates,…