Tag: Jamal Khashoggi
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French President, Macron criticised over invite to Saudi crown prince
French environmental politician, Yannick Jadot on Thursday expressed criticism on President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to host Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to dinner in the Elysée Palace. “Is the dismembered body of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi on the menu for the evening meal between Macron and MBS’’ Jadot, who contested the first round…
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Khashoggi: U.S. imposes visa ban on 76 Saudis
The United States on Friday slapped a visa ban on 76 Saudi individuals in what it calls the “Khashoggi Ban”. This followed a U.S. intelligence report accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving the 2018 gruesome murder of exiled journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who announced the measure, alleged that…
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Saudi sentences 5 to death, 3 to jail over Khashoggi killing
Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death and three more to jail terms totaling 24 years over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October 2018. Saudi Deputy Public Prosecutor and spokesman Shalaan al-Shalaan, reading out the verdict in the trial, said the court dismissed charges against the remaining three…
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Google latest to withdraw from Saudi conference
Google said in a statement that Google Cloud Chief Executive Diane Greene would not attend the Future Investment Initiative Summit scheduled to be held in Riyadh starting October 23. Google’s Greene did not offer a reason for her action, and a spokesman declined to elaborate on Tuesday. Other business leaders, who have said they would…