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  Trump Defies US Intel, Backs Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi Killing at White House

  News | November 19, 2025 13:21 IST

  In the Oval Office, Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, rejecting U.S. intel on Jamal Khashoggi's 2018 murder and calling the journalist "controversial." He also dismissed concerns about a Maldives hotel project, denying any business conflicts as scrutiny grew over U.S.–Saudi ties

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  US moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist Jamal Khashoggi killing

  World | November 18, 2022 14:31 IST

  Jamal Khashoggi killing: The State Department called the administration’s call to shield the Saudi crown prince from US courts in Khashoggi’s killing “purely a legal determination.”

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  Saudi crown prince approved killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report

  World | February 27, 2021 6:33 IST

  Fifty-nine-year-old Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist who lived in the US as a legal permanent resident and wrote for the Washington Post, was critical of the prince's policies and was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in the Turkish city on October 2, 2018.

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  Take full responsibility for Jamal Khashoggi's murder: Saudi Prince

  World | September 30, 2019 11:56 IST

  “This was a heinous crime,” Prince Mohammed, 34, told “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired Sunday. “But I take full responsibility as a leader in Saudi Arabia, especially since it was committed by individuals working for the Saudi government.”

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  Don't suffocate me: Jamal Khashoggi's last words to his killers

  World | September 11, 2019 19:20 IST

  In his final words, slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi urged his killers not to cover his mouth because he suffered from asthma and could suffocate, according to Turkey’s Sabah newspaper.  

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  Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee wants Saudis pressured at G-20

  World | June 26, 2019 7:05 IST

  Hatice Cengiz spoke at a Human Rights Council event in Geneva about her grief from Khashoggi's October death at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. In an interview afterward, she said Saudi authorities "have to be punished in some way" for his slaying.

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  UN expert eyes probe of Saudi prince role in Khashoggi death

  World | June 19, 2019 16:26 IST

  An independent U.N. human rights expert investigating the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday recommended an investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing “credible evidence.”

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  Pompeo says he will meet with Saudi crown prince

  World | January 13, 2019 6:48 IST

    "America's position both privately and publicly is the same. This was an outrageous act, an unacceptable murder. Those who were responsible will be held accountable by the US."  

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  Saudi Crown Prince 'responsible' for Jamal Khashoggi's murder: US Senate

  World | December 14, 2018 8:45 IST

  The succession of bipartisan votes came two months after the Saudi journalist’s slaying at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and after Trump persistently equivocated over who was responsible. U.S. intelligence officials concluded that bin Salman must have at least known of the plot, but Trump has repeatedly praised the kingdom.  

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  Jamal Khashoggi's body dissolved in acid, remains flushed in drain, claims report

  World | November 10, 2018 19:14 IST

  Turkey says the Washington Post columnist, who was critical of the Saudi crown prince, was strangled and dismembered at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 2 by a 15-member assassination squad.

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  Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s body was cut into pieces, says Turkish prosecutor

  World | November 01, 2018 0:06 IST

  A critic of the Saudi royal family, Khashoggi had been living in exile in the United States.

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  Journalist Jamal Khashoggi's son leaves Saudi Arabia, US praises decision

  World | October 26, 2018 13:56 IST

  State Department spokesman Robert Palladino said Washington welcomes the decision to have Salah Khashoggi and his family leave Saudi Arabia. His U.S. destination was not immediately known but his late father lived in the Washington area.

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  Jamal Khashoggi's dismembered body parts found in garden of Saudi consul general's home: Report

  World | October 23, 2018 18:17 IST

  International skepticism has intensified since Saudi Arabia said last week that Khashoggi died in a brawl.  

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  Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed within 7 minutes of entering Saudi consulate: NYT

  World | October 23, 2018 11:37 IST

  Turkey leaked security camera video footage on Monday showing the look-alike strolling the streets of Istanbul shortly after Khashoggi had been killed inside the Saudi consulate.

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  Jamal Khashoggi death: All that you need to know

  News | October 22, 2018 10:54 IST

  Khashoggi served as former newspaper editor in Saudi Arabia and adviser to its former head of intelligence.