Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi TV cuts program when Biden answers Khashoggi question

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – Saudi al-Arabiya Al-Arabiya TV cut its coverage of press conference by visiting US President Joe Biden as soon as he started to answer a question about his previous reaction on the slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2022-07-16 18:37
VIDEO: MBS smirks when asked to apologize Khashoggi's family

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – During a meeting with US President Joe Biden, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman smirked when he was asked by a reporter if he'd apologize to Jamal Khashoggi's family.
2022-07-16 14:40
Saudi Crown Prince Bin Salman to visit Turkey on June 22

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Turkey on June 22, a senior Turkish official said Friday, as Ankara and Riyadh move on from the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2022-06-17 13:20
Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia after years of tension: report

TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will reportedly visit Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks.
2022-04-26 16:40
Suspect linked to killing of ‘Khashoggi’ arrested in France

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – A suspect linked to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France on Tuesday, a French police source was quoted as saying.
2021-12-08 02:00
Brookings helped Riyadh during Jamal Khashoggi crisis: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – The Brookings Institution has secretly worked with an influential Saudi institution close to the Saudi Crown Prince to help Riyadh get out of the crisis that emerged after brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2021-11-02 21:30
MBS disappointed by US behavior toward his brother: report

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Washington's behavior towards Khalid bin Salman has left the Saudi Crown Prince disappointed, a source close to the Saudi royal office has reportedly said.
2021-07-10 17:25
Khashoggi killers trained in US

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Obama-era State Dept. approved paramilitary training in the US for Khashoggi killers.
2021-06-23 11:04
Europeans refuse to hold official meeting with MBS

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – A Western diplomatic source has revealed that European leaders have refused to meet with Mohammed bin Salman because of his black record of human rights violation.
2021-06-09 13:41
Raab, Saudi officials discuss regional issues, including Iran

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is meeting with Saudi officials in Saudi Arabia, announced his meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and talks on Iran.
2021-06-08 18:00
Saudi envoy's official UK residence targeted by arsonists

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – The Saudi Ambassador's official London residence was targeted by arsonists today who set fire to the front of the multi-million-pound building before police arrested two men after a struggle.
2021-05-01 12:38
Ex-US official says Biden not aware of JCPOA return urgency

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – "I don’t think that Biden adequately understands the urgency of doing so quickly before the situation enters another downward spiral," Ex-White House official says.
2021-03-13 11:19
Ex-advisor to Saudi finance ministry:

US to help bin Nayef, bin Abdulaziz to oust MBS

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Hossein Askari, Professor of Business and International Affairs at GWU believes that rather than imposing serious sanctions on Saudi Arabia, the US will instead help and support bin Nayef and bin Abdulaziz to oust MBS.
2021-03-09 16:46
UN expert:

US failure to sanction MBS for Khashoggi killing 'dangerous'

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – A UN human rights investigator said it was extremely dangerous for the US to have named Saudi Arabia’s prince as having approved an operation to capture or kill Jamal Khashoggi but not to have taken action against him.
2021-03-02 09:15
Headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Feb. 28

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Sunday, February 28.
2021-02-28 08:25
US declassifies report on Khashoggi murder

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – A US intelligence report that was declassified on 26 February suggests that the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, approved an operation in Istanbul to "capture or kill" Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2021-02-27 09:27
Biden to downgrade ties with Bin Salman

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – According to the latest announcement of the White House, US President Biden is to decrease ties with Bin Salman and to revise Washington-Riyadh relations.
2021-02-17 14:15
White House to review policy towards Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, "There’s a review of our policy as it relates to Saudi Arabia."
2021-02-13 18:31
Hillary verifies S. Arabia as Khashoggi's assassinator

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – In a tweet, Hillary Clinton verified the Saudi government as the one in charge of the assassination of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2021-01-14 01:00
US judge orders for partial disclosure of Khashoggi assassin.

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Khashoggi murder probe is set for partial disclosure in the US under the direct order of District Judge Paul Engelmayer in New York.
2020-12-09 22:44
US court sends subpoena to MBS on assassination charges

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – A US court has issued a subpoena to the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on Fri., accused him of trying to assassinate one of its security advisers, via WhatsApp messengers.
2020-10-30 10:59
Former CIA chief:

Trump, Kushner gave pass for Khashoggi murder

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Former CIA Director John O. Brennan said that US President Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have allowed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman to killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2020-10-10 15:15
Joe Biden pledges to 'reassess' ties with Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – On the second anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to "reassess" the US relationship with Saudi Arabia.
2020-10-03 13:44
UN Special Rapporteur:

Saudi's Khashoggi verdict 'parody of justice'

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – UN human rights investigator Agnes Callamard on Monday called the Saudi prosecutor's verdict on the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul a parody of justice which spared high-level plotters.
2020-09-08 15:28
Saudi prince suspect in Khashoggi murder case: UN official

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – UN Special Rapporteur Callamard said evidence suggests crime could not have taken place without the aid of the Saudi prince.
2020-07-11 18:20
Aljazeera's news anchor says he receives death threats from Saudis

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Aljazeera's Palestinian news anchor Jamal Ryan has announced that he has received death threats from Saudis following his latest tweet about Jamal Khashoggi.
2020-05-11 14:18
Saudi activists receives death threats from MBS supporters

TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) – Saudi activist Alya Abutayah Alhwaiti announced that she has been threatened to death on the phone and on Twitter from people she believes are supporters of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
2020-04-27 17:10
By: Fatemeh Salehi

Riyadh scenario for closing a criminal case

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – The Saudi judiciary has triggered a controversy by issuing verdicts for the culprits in the assassination of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and acquitting the former consul-general in Istanbul.
2019-12-28 18:06
By: Zahra Mirzafarjouyan

Intl. reactions to Saudi scandalous verdict on Khashoggi murder

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Alongside the announcement of the Saudi court verdict over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey, UK, and international rights groups and bodies condemned and criticized the court's conclusion.
2019-12-24 15:31
Saudi court sentences five people to death for Khashoggi’s murder

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Public prosecutor of Saudi Arabia announced that 11 people have been found guilty for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, five being sentenced to death.
2019-12-23 17:24