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MBS acknowledges need to hold Khashoggi's killers accountable
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Jan 14: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has acknowledged that the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi need to be held accountable.
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Khashoggi's murder: Saudi Arabia holds initial hearing
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Jan 4 (ANI): Saudi Arabia held the initial hearing in the Jamal Khashoggi murder case, wherein the public prosecutor sought the death penalty for five of the 11 accused for their alleged direct involvement in the murder.
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Saudi king demotes incumbent foreign minister over Khashoggi's murder
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Dec 27 (ANI): Facing massive international pressure over the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday rejigged his government, appointing a new foreign minister and reshuffling other top posts.
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Khashoggi murder: Saudi Arabia restructures intelligence service
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Dec 21 (ANI): A committee led by the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohamed bin Salman, has given their nod to the creation of three departments in the Kingdom's intelligence service.
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Saudi Arabia rebuffs US Senate's resolution blaming crown prince for Khash
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Dec 17 (ANI): Saudi Arabia strongly rejected the US Senate's resolutions to end military support for a "Saudi war" in Yemen and to hold the Kingdom's crown prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) accountable for journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, calling them "blatant interf
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Qatar knows how to become GCC member again: Saudi Foreign Minister
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Dec 10 (ANI): Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has indicated that Qatar knows what to do in order to return as an active member of the council.
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Khashoggi murder: Saudi rejects extradition of its nationals to Turkey
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Dec 10 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Sunday ruled out the possibility of extraditing its nationals to Turkey for their alleged involvement in the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Qatar's Emir not to attend GCC summit in Riyadh
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Dec 9(ANI): Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will not be attending the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. A delegation headed by Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi will represent the country at the summit.
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Moscow notes Riyadh's readiness to take part in Khashoggi murder investiga
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Dec 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Moscow has noted Riyadh's readiness in participating in the investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Khashoggi murder: US slaps sanctions on 17 Saudi Arabian individuals
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): The US Department of State on Thursday imposed global magnitsky sanctions on seventeen Saudi Arabian individuals for their roles in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Trump nominates new ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Nov 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated retired Army General John P. Abizaid of Nevada as Washington's ambassador to Riyadh.
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Hyderabad woman trafficked to Riyadh, kin seek Swaraj's help
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The mother of a Hyderabad-based woman who has been allegedly trafficked to Saudi Arabia's Riyadh has sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's assistance to bring her daughter back to India.
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