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Turkish court refuses to add US report to Khashoggi trial
Istanbul (AFP) - A Turkish court trying 26 Saudi suspects in absentia for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday refused to admit a US report blaming the kingdom's crown prince for the killing. An Istanbul court is trying two close former aides of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a case that has gained added attention after the delayed release last week of the declassified US assessment of the October 2018 events. Khashoggi was an insider-turned-critic who wrote for The Washington Post when he was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul after going there ...
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Khashoggi fiancee: Turkish trial must consider US intelligence report
A US intelligence report implicating the Saudi crown prince in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi must be weighed during the Turkish trial of his alleged murderers, the journalist's fiancee demanded on Thursday. The "new proof" from a declassified report by the US director of national intelligence "directly places a responsibility on the crown prince," Hatice Cengiz said outside a court in Istanbul. Hearings resumed on Thursday in Istanbul, with 26 Saudi defendants being tried in absentia. The Turkish legal process, which started in July, is the first public trial into Khashoggi's killing. The Sau...
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Reporters Without Borders wants clarification after Khashoggi report
After the publication of a US report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the organization Reporters Without Borders hopes for the concrete prosecution of those responsible. "The report underlines the importance of an independent and constitutional investigation into this inconceivably brutal murder. Those responsible must be punished," executive director Christian Mihr said in Berlin on Saturday, according to a statement. "Now independent courts must ensure justice and clarify what exactly [Saudi] Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for." Khashoggi was killed on Octo...
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Saudi crown prince approved operation that killed Khashoggi, US says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved a 2018 operation that resulted in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a declassified US intelligence report said, disputing Saudi claims that a rogue operation caused his death. "We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi," the report from the US Director of National Intelligence said. "Since 2017, the Crown Prince has had absolute control of the Kingdom's security and intelligence organizations, making it highly unli...
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US imposes visa restrictions on 76 Saudis in 'Khashoggi Ban'
The US is imposing a visa ban on 76 Saudi individuals alleged to have been involved in threatening dissidents overseas, including but not limited to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. "The United States government is announcing additional measures to reinforce the world’s condemnation of that crime, and to push back against governments that reach beyond their borders to threaten and attack journalists and perceived dissidents for exercising their fundamental freedoms," Blinken said in a statement. The policy called the "Kashoggi Ban" allows the State Depart...
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Saudi crown prince approved operation that killed Khashoggi, US says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved a 2018 operation that resulted in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a declassified US intelligence report said, disputing Saudi claims that a rogue operation caused his death. "We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi," the report from the US Director of National Intelligence says. "Since 2017, the Crown Prince has had absolute control of the Kingdom's security and intelligence organizations, making it highly unli...
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Saudi crown prince approved operation that killed Khashoggi, US says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved a 2018 operation that resulted in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a declassified US intelligence report said, disputing Saudi claims that his death was the result of a rogue action. "We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi," the report from the US Director of National Intelligence says. "Since 2017, the Crown Prince has had absolute control of the Kingdom's security and intelligence organizations, making it hig...
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Saudi crown prince approved operation that killed Khashoggi, US says
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved a 2018 operation that resulted in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a declassified US intelligence report says, disputing Saudi claims that the killing was a rogue action. "We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi," the declassified report from the US Director of National Intelligence says. "Since 2017, the Crown Prince has had absolute control of the Kingdom's security and intelligence organizations, making it hi...
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Erdogan accuses Greece of pushing back migrants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Greece of turning back migrants who arrive by sea in comments at a conference on migration at a university in Izmir on Monday. Erdogan said everyone knew that "neighbour Greece" was behind such practices. Turkey repeatedly says this to the world but the statements go "in one ear and out the other," he said. There were nearly 9,000 pushbacks in the Aegean Sea in 2020 alone, he said. Pushing migrants back to their ports of origin or into international waters is illegal under international and EU law. Erdogan also accused EU border agency Frontex of ...
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US seeks to defuse row with Turkey over 'terrorists'
Ankara (AFP) - The United States on Monday sought to defuse a furious diplomatic row with NATO ally Turkey by saying it now accepts Ankara's claim that Kurdish "terrorists" had executed 13 Turks in Iraq. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had lashed out at the State Department's initial hesitance to blame the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for the deaths. Both sides view the PKK as a terrorist organisation but the US also backs a Kurdish militia in neighbouring Syria in the conflict against President Bashar al-Assad. Ankara on Sunday accused the PKK of executing the hostages -- most of th...
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