Jamal Khashoggi

Donald Trump made a controversial statement in November of 2018 backing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, appearing to defy American and international intelligence agencies to declare his loyalty to Saudi Arabia. As former National Security Adviser John Bolton wrote in a new tell-all book, Trump’s real intention […]

The White House announced on Wednesday that President Donald Trump vetoed three bills worth more than $8 billion that Congress had passed in efforts to stop arms sales, which would benefit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates The President pushed the vetos through without congressional approval. Congressman Eliot Engel said there is no emergency […]

A few of Jamal Khashoggi’s killers received training in the United States, according to a Washington Post column. Journalist Khashoggi, who had relocated to the United States after fearing for his life because of his reporting, was killed last October in Turkey’s Saudi embassy when he went to collect documentation for his marriage. The journalist […]

One day before CIA Director Gina Haspel gave a closed-door briefing on the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October — a briefing that left senators “deeply frustrated by the lack of new information” on Khashoggi’s slaying, according to The Associated Press — a new documentary was broadcast in the Middle East continuing […]

Asserting that he has the right to ignore “congressional committee requests,” Donald Trump on Friday refused to provide Congress with his administration’s report on the murder last year of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, whose brutal killing is believed to have been ordered by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a […]

For the first time ever, Reporters Without Borders included the United States in its list of the top five most violent nations for journalists to be living and reporting in. The new report from the group also found that the year 2018, while not the most deadly, was the most violent for journalists around the […]

In a new report by Security Studies Group as relayed by the Federalist, a damning revelation has come to light which suggests that slain Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi was actively acting in collusion with an executive from the Qatar Foundation — a group funded by Saudi Arabia’s “regional nemesis, Qatar” as the Washington Post […]

On October 2, dissident Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, where he had made an appointment to apply for papers he needed to marry his fiancee. The Washington Post columnist was critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and two weeks after his disappearance, it was […]

After two years in office on top of decades in the public eye, it would seem that the name Donald Trump is somewhat ubiquitous, being the central theme to hundreds if not thousands of headlines on a daily basis. It appears, however, that despite the president’s newsworthiness, not everybody can get his name right. Yahoo! […]

The world was rocked in October by the sudden disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after he had entered the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Within weeks of his October 2 disappearance, it was confirmed that the Washington Post journalist had been killed inside the consulate, and so began a slew of accusations […]

When journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered on October 2 inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, his final words were “I can’t breathe,” according to a transcript of an audio recording that captured Khashoggi’s slaying at the hand of a group of Saudi assassins, and that was described in a new, exclusive report by CNN […]

If one thought the biggest defender of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in the White House is Donald Trump, it would be a wrong assumption. It appears Trump’s admiration for the crown prince is largely down to how highly his son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, regards him. An eye-opening report in the New […]

Sean Penn’s newest project is certainly an ambitious one, USA Today is reporting. Yasin Aktay, an adviser to Turkey’s president, confirmed to the press on Thursday that Penn had recently interviewed him for a documentary he’s working on that looks into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi was a columnist for the Washington […]

A year before his grisly murder, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi sent a series of WhatsApp messages expressing sharp criticism of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. CNN reports that the slain columnist sent more than 400 texts using the app to fellow Saudi exile Omar Abdulaziz discussing the prince’s state of mind and planning support […]

The CIA has found that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman sent at least 11 texts to his adviser who oversaw the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a new report. Since Khashoggi’s grisly murder in Istanbul’s Saudi embassy in early October, there has been widespread speculation on whether or not the […]

In an incredible account provided to the Washington Post, an insider in the Saudi Royal Family revealed that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a result of complicated power grabs that surround the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Examples referenced in the report include family members spying on one another and even fooling China […]

In what can only be described as an unprecedented move, the White House has decided against allowing CIA Director Gina Haspel brief Senators on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in advance of an important vote that could cut off America’s support for Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen, according to the Guardian. While it may be customary […]

There has been a lot of speculation about the possible reasons that led the Saudis to kill Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but one thing which has remained constant is the understanding that his falling out with the Saudi administration took place because of his criticism of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. But now, a […]

This weekend, a senior Saudi prince said that the CIA’s assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi can’t be trusted — a stance that seems to match the one held by Donald Trump this week. As the New York Times reports, the CIA found evidence that Crown […]

Donald Trump broke a decades-old presidential tradition when he refused to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2017 and again in 2018. Since the dinner celebrates the media, this decision really came as no surprise. But now that the current president of the White House Correspondents’ Association has decided not to invite a comedian […]

A bi-partisan group of Senators is demanding that President Donald Trump give a firm answer about whether or not Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker and New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez sent a letter to the president, Politico reports, that requests he […]

Comedian Michelle Wolf quickly fired back at President Donald Trump after he attacked her performance at last year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, taking a jibe at his response to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Business Insider reported. Taking to his favorite social media platform, the president cited that because “so-called comedian Michelle Wolf bombed […]

In statements issued on Tuesday, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say that female human rights activists in Saudi Arabia were tortured. They have been electrocuted, flogged, interrogated, and sexually harassed, the BBC reports. Several women’s rights activists were arrested in Saudi Arabia this year and held in the Dhahban Prison. After being electrocuted and […]

President Donald Trump continues to act as an ambivalent actor between his own intelligence agencies and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, suggesting on Tuesday that he doesn’t know whether or not Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew about an alleged plot to kill a dissident journalist. The CIA concluded earlier this week that bin […]

Donald Trump refuses to listen to an audio recording of the actual murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by a Saudi Arabian death squad, a tape that provides key evidence that could link the brutal assassination of the 60-year-old Washington Post columnist directly to the Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Trump himself admitted that […]

Jamal Khashoggi may have already been married when he was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last month. The Washington Post reports that an Egyptian woman has come forward claiming to be the slain journalist’s wife. As many media outlets have reported, Khashoggi was at the consulate that day to drop off paperwork which […]

Donald Trump appeared to question a CIA claim that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, casting doubt on his involvement and instead calling Saudi Arabia a “tremendous ally.” On Friday, a report from the New York Times claimed that the CIA had determined Khashoggi’s murder came at the […]

Despite Saudi Arabia’s explanation for journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, which has undergone several iterations, the CIA reached a different determination. According to a CNBC News report, the CIA determined that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi’s assassination. Officials close to the investigation told the Washington Post the details of the CIA’s findings. According […]

Funeral services for an exiled Saudi journalist were held on Friday, as questions surrounding who was involved in his murder continue to grow. Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi-based journalist who fled his country after he was told to stop writing criticisms about the government and the Crown Royal Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He was murdered […]

A group of six senators, comprising of Democrats and Republicans, submitted a bill on Thursday seeking to produce “meaningful accountability” toward individuals in Saudi Arabia who may have played a role in the death of a dissident journalist. Following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist from Saudi Arabia who left his country after he […]

Donald Trump’s administration is helping the Saudi Crown Prince cover up the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a former CIA officer turned CNN analyst claims. CNN intelligence analyst Bob Baer said that the White House is scrambling with the apparent evidence that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was directly involved in the murder of the Washington […]

According to NBC News, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has officially confirmed to the press that Canadian intelligence has listened to the tapes that recorded the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a press conference held in Paris on Monday, November 12, Trudeau revealed that Canadian agents had listened to the tapes, although he […]

A Turkish journalist who says he has heard an audio recording that captures the brutal, seven-minute-long murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has told the Middle Eastern news agency Al-Jazeera what the recording allegedly reveals to be Khashoggi’s chilling final words before a team of Saudi Arabian assassins snuffed out his life. “I’m suffocating! […]

A new report has revealed that before journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed, Saudi officials close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed a plot to kill the kingdom’s enemies. The crown prince is believed to have ordered the operation that led to the killing of Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, […]

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday claimed that his country has shared the Khashoggi tapes — purported audio recordings from the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents — with the United States, as well as the UK, France, and Germany, reports the BBC. Since the reported murder of Washington Post columnist […]

Turkey has suspended its search for the body of murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi amidst a rising belief among investigators that the journalist’s dead body was dissolved in acid and poured down the drain, according to Al Jazeera. Khashoggi went missing last month after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to collect paperwork for […]

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee Hatice Cengiz spoke about her “shock and sadness” when she heard the unconfirmed news that the murdered Saudi Arabian journalist’s body may have been dissolved with chemicals, according to reports from CBS News. Cengiz took to Twitter on Thursday night and spoke about the distress of knowing that those who killed Khashoggi […]

Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was killed in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey last month, may have lost his life after disclosing the funding source of an anti-Iran TV channel based in the United Kingdom, according to PressTV. Following a terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, Iran International TV gave airtime to […]

Vince McMahon drew a lot of criticism for choosing to go forward with holding Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia last week, but there was certainly a lot at stake for WWE. After striking a deal with the kingdom earlier this year, the wrestling giant is due to hold many events there over the coming years. […]

With news reports in Turkey on Sunday morning claiming that murdered journalist Jamal Khahsoggi’s body had been transported in suitcases from Istanbul, another major news story developing in the Middle East threatens to undo peace in the region, according to BBC. Sheikh Ali Salman, who is the most important opposition leader in Bahrain, an Islamic […]

The fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi is slamming Donald Trump’s administration as being “devoid of moral foundation” for being soft on Saudi Arabia after his brutal slaying. Khashoggi was murdered last month after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to pick up paperwork needed so he and Hatice Cengiz could be married. According to […]

In the last two weeks, Crown Jewel has undergone numerous changes — and many fans weren’t even sure if the event would still take place up until a few days ago. WWE is moving forward with the event in Saudi Arabia this Friday, but there have been major alterations to the card given that some […]

Last night on Monday Night Raw, John Cena was officially replaced in the WWE World Cup tournament and will not be a part of Crown Jewel. As reported by Inquisitr, he was written out in a simple fashion, but he did not want to travel and work the event in Saudi Arabia. He isn’t the […]

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has provided insight into the torture and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, making pointed remarks that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have cleared the murder before it took place, reports the Guardian. After changing their story many times, recent reports reveal that Saudi officials have admitted that […]

New information from a close friend of murdered Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi indicates that he may have had proof that the Saudi government was making use of chemical warfare in their proxy war in Yemen. According to the Express UK, the Middle Eastern academic, who asked not to be named, had spoken with Khashoggi […]

Saudi Arabian foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir defended the crown prince and leader of his country, Mohammed bin Salman, by claiming that people’s reaction to Saudi defector and journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death has been “fairly hysterical,” according to the New York Post. Khashoggi, who relocated to the United States in June 2017 after he was barred […]

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has announced that he met Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister during an international conference in Bahrain, and urged the kingdom to launch a transparent investigation into Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. Mattis told reporters travelling with him to Prague that the Saudi foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, assured him that Saudi Arabia will […]

British intelligence officials reportedly knew about Saudi Arabia’s plans to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi to prevent him from revealing a bombshell about the country’s use of chemical weapons in Yemen and even tried begging them not to go through with it. A new report from the U.K.’s Express noted that Britain knew three weeks in […]

Members of the Saudi hit squad who allegedly killed Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Istanbul consulate celebrated in the taxi on their way home, a Turkish driver of the team revealed. According to a report by the Sunday Times, the Turkish driver drove “part of the assassination team — including a senior intelligence officer […]

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi Arabian defector and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, has denied an offer to visit the White House extended to her by Donald Trump, according to the BBC. Speaking to Turkish TV about her decision, Cengiz said that she believes Trump’s offer is only aimed at optics and molding […]