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US: Lawyer accuses Saudi crown prince of attempting to ‘manipulate’ court system

INTERNATIONAL A lawyer for Hatice Cengiz has accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of attempting to "manipulate" the US court system, after the administration of US President Joe Biden declared in recent documentation that the Saudi royal should be given immunity in a lawsuit accusing him of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. In a 10-page legal filing, lawyer Keith Harper, who represents both Cengiz, a writer and Khashoggi's fiancee, and Democracy for […]

1 December 2022

International

Iran makes mixed overtures to Saudi Arabia amid new alignments

INTERNATIONAL Iran has called for Saudi Arabia to distance itself from Israel, while making diplomatic overtures to its arch-rival. "You are relying on an Israel which is collapsing, and this will be the end of your era," Hossein Salami, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, was quoted as saying, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Thursday. His comments come a day after a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah […]

21 October 2022

International

Khashoggi: Saudi crown prince accused of trying to dodge US lawsuit by becoming PM

INTERNATIONAL The elevation of Mohammed bin Salman to prime minister of Saudi Arabia, days before the Biden administration was set to decide whether to grant him immunity in the final court case over Jamal Khashoggi's murder, has been accused of being a ruse to shield the crown prince from justice. On Tuesday, King Salman ordered a reshuffle in which the crown prince, sometimes referred to as MBS, became prime minister, a post traditionally held […]

28 September 2022

International

Saudi cleric faces backlash after referring to MBS as ‘Crown Prince of Muslims’

A prominent Saudi cleric has drawn online criticism and ridicule after referring to the kingdom's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) as the "Crown Prince of Muslims" in a tweet on Tuesday. Sheikh Saleh bin Awad Al-Maghamsi who was a former imam at the Quba Mosque of the holy city of Madinah and once a student of late Grand Mufti Sheikh Abd Al-Aziz ibn Baz made the […]

22 August 2022

International News

15 rights groups urge Biden to address Bahrain abuses

A group of 15 rights groups urged the administration of US President Joe Biden to address the deterioration of human rights in Bahrain by adopting a rights-based foreign policy towards the Gulf. The group, which includes the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Amnesty International, Reprieve, and the World Organisation Against Torture, wrote in a letter to US State Secretary Anthony Blinken on Wednesday that “Last December, you noted […]

5 March 2021

International News

Israel’s Netanyahu made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia to meet crown prince, say reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to Israeli media. Sources told Haaretz that the overnight meeting took place in the city of Neom and that Mossad chief Yossi Cohen was also in attendance. Flight tracking websites noted that Netanyahu's private jet, one used in past for visits to Russian President Vladimir […]

23 November 2020

International News

Jamal Khashoggi killing: Turkey’s trial of Saudi suspects resumes

A Turkish court will resume the trial in absentia of 20 Saudi officials on Tuesday for the gruesome killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, a 59-year-old Washington Post newspaper columnist and prominent critic of Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, where he had gone to obtain documents for his impending wedding to […]

23 November 2020

International News

British lawmakers want to know what MBS has done with missing Saudi princes

A group of British politicians and lawyers will investigate the disappearance of Saudi princes under the rule of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Since coming to power, the heir to the throne has launched a broad crackdown on opposition figures, including within the Saudi royal family. The campaign has most notably resulted in the disappearance of two senior royals who were seen as potential rivals for the throne. Muhammad […]

9 October 2020

International News

Turkey ‘indicts six more Saudis’ over Jamal Khashoggi murder

Turkish prosecutors have filed a second indictment against six Saudi suspects over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, according to Turkey’s state news agency. Anadolu news agency said on Monday that two of the suspects were facing charges carrying aggravated life jail sentences. The charges against the other four carry sentences of up to five years in jail. According to the indictment, the […]

29 September 2020

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