Tag: Turkey

Saudis may blame senior intelligence figure over journalist’s death

ISTANBUL: The rulers of Saudi Arabia are considering blaming a top intelligence official close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of...

Turkish police ‘search forest’ in Khashoggi case

ISTANBUL: Police in Turkey investigating the alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have expanded their search, reports say. Unnamed Turkish officials say his body...

US asks Turkey for Khashoggi ‘murder’ evidence

ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON: The US has asked Turkey to provide video evidence which allegedly proves that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally tortured before his...

Pompeo lands in Turkey as probe into Khashoggi case heats up

ISTANBUL: A pro-government Turkish newspaper on Wednesday published a gruesome recounting of the alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate...

Pompeo meets King Salman, crown prince over Khashoggi’s disappearance

RIYADH: America's top diplomat met on Tuesday with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the disappearance and alleged killing...

Saudi Arabia may acknowledge death of journalist Khashoggi in interrogation: Report

ANKARA: Saudi Arabia is preparing to acknowledge the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a botched interrogation, CNN and the New York Times...

Hope Turkey, Saudi Arabia jointly investigate Khashoggi’s disappearance, says FO

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday expressed Pakistan's hope that Turkey and Saudi Arabia will conduct a join investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance. Khashoggi...

Saudi Arabia vows retaliation if punished over missing critic

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia warned it would retaliate against any sanctions imposed on the oil-rich kingdom over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as the...

Turkey urges Saudis to allow search of consulate

  ISTANBUL: Turkey's top diplomat has reiterated a call to Saudi Arabia to allow Turkish authorities to enter the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul for an...

Turkey obtains recordings of Saudi journalist’s purported killing

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has revealed recordings made on his Apple Watch purportedly indicating he was...

Saudi team arrives in Turkey for Khashoggi investigation

ISTANBUL: A delegation from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Turkey as part of a joint investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal...

Saudi team arrives in Turkey for Khashoggi investigation

ANKARA: A delegation from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Turkey as part of a joint investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal...

Media companies, executives drop out of Saudi event over missing journalist

DUBAI: Media companies are pulling out of a Saudi investment conference because of growing outrage over the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist in...

CCTV footage released in missing Saudi journalist case

ANKARA: CCTV footage released by Turkish television on Wednesday showed the moment missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul and the movements...

Saudi Arabia to let Turkey search consulate over missing journalist

ANKARA: Saudi Arabia agreed to let Turkish authorities search its Istanbul consulate as part of the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...

Turkey detains 90 over alleged links to Kurdish militants

ANKARA: Turkish police detained 90 people on Tuesday over suspected links to outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels, the government said, and the main...

Saudi Arabia invites Turkey to visit Istanbul consulate

  ANKARA: Saudi Arabian officials invited Turkish experts and related officials to visit its consulate in Istanbul, Turkey's state-owned news agency Anadolu said on Tuesday,...