BERLIN — A top German official pressed Monday for the European Union to show a united front on arms exports to Saudi Arabia after Berlin backed a freeze on such exports over the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi. Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that arms exports to Saudi Arabia "can't...
How Turkey & Saudi Arabia Became Frenemies. What's Impact of Khashoggi Case?
The Oct. 2 disappearance of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi at his country’s consulate in Istanbul has put a spotlight on the deteriorating relations between Turkey and the Persian Gulf kingdom. Articles based on anonymous accounts from Turkish officials report that Turkey has video and audio proof that Saudi Arabian...
Police Search Saudi Consul's Home. Grisly Khashoggi Slaying Alleged.
ISTANBUL — Turkish crime-scene investigators entered the residence of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul on Wednesday to search for evidence in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, just as a pro-government newspaper published a gruesome recounting of his alleged slaying. Saudi Arabia's green national flag flapped overhead as...
Trump Says Saudi King Denies Knowledge of Missing Journalist
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he had spoken with Saudi Arabia's king, who "denies any knowledge" of what happened to the missing journalist who disappeared after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. Trump said he had dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the region....
Journalist’s Disappearance Tests Trump’s Close Saudi Ties
WASHINGTON — Sword dancers. Gleaming palaces. Military jets streaming red, white and blue trails. President Donald Trump soaked up the grandeur of Saudi Arabia on his first foreign stop as president last year and envisioned huge benefits for the United States in building closer ties with the repressive and oil-rich...
Trump: US Investigators Looking Into Missing Saudi Writer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States is being "very tough" as it looks into a Saudi writer missing and feared murdered in Istanbul, adding "we have investigators over there and we're working with Turkey" and with Saudi Arabia. Trump spoke on "Fox & Friends" about Jamal...
Saudis Insist Missing Post Contributor Left Turkey Consulate
ISTANBUL — Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul insisted Thursday that a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post left its building before disappearing, directly contradicting Turkish officials who say they believe the writer is still inside. The comments further deepen the mystery surrounding what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, who had...
US Has the Power to End the War in Yemen
Blinded by its obsession with Iran, the Trump administration is perpetuating an unwinnable civil war in Yemen and undermining the likelihood of a political settlement, writes Mohammed Buzzi in The Atlantic. Mohammed is the former Middle East bureau chief for Newsday. "In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly (last) week,...
Republicans Join Democrats in Wanting US Out of Yemen
The push to end American support of the civil war in Yemen is gaining bipartisan traction in Congress. The legislation introduced Sept. 26 includes three Republican co-sponsors: Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Walter Jones of North Carolina, and Raul Labrador of Idaho. “Congress never authorized military action in Yemen as our...
New Book Claims CIA & Saudi Arabia Conspired to Shroud 9/11 Details
As the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches, people continue to offer their theories of what happened. Newsweek reports on a new book, The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark: The CIA, NSA, and the Crimes of the War on Terror, looking into the latest theories. “(Authors) John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski...