Khashoggi

Israeli firm NSO Group tied to high-level hacks

A sweeping investigation found the names of world leaders, human rights defenders and journalists included on a leaked list of 50,000 alleged surveillance targets.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Jul 19, 2021

An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group on Aug. 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv.

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Khalid describes 'great' meeting with Blinken

Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, is the most senior Saudi official to visit Washington under the Biden administration.

Al-Monitor Staff | Saudi Arabia | Jul 8, 2021

Intel: Biden administration receives top Saudi official

Biden administration officials meet with brother of Saudi Crown Prince, reaffirm US-Saudi partnership.

Jared Szuba | U.S. | Jul 7, 2021

US teachers union to vote on support for ‘heroic struggle’ of Palestinians

The National Education Association will vote this week on motions that call for backing the Palestinian cause as well as an end to US military support for Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jul 2, 2021

Saudi agents who killed Khashoggi received training in the US: NYT

The New York Times reports that four members of the Saudi team that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi received training under a contract approved by the State Department.

Al-Monitor Staff | Gulf | Jun 23, 2021

A demonstrator holds a poster picturing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a lit candle during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, on Oct. 25, 2018.

Turkey’s good words not worth much to Saudi Arabia

Turkey’s efforts to mend ties with the Gulf bloc don't pass Riyadh's tacit preconditions.

Fehim Tastekin | Turkey | May 5, 2021

A security guard stands in front of Istanbul's courthouse on July 3, 2020, during the trial of 20 Saudi suspects accused in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in Istanbul. The trial in absentia of 20 Saudi suspects accused of the murder, including two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, began in Istanbul on July 3, 2020.

Saudi official denies threatening UN investigator over Khashoggi killing

Awwad Alawwad said he did not make menacing comments toward UN investigator Agnes Callamard after she said an unnamed Saudi official threatened to have her "taken care of" during a meeting.

Al-Monitor Staff | Saudi Arabia | Mar 25, 2021

UN investigator in Khashoggi case says she was threatened by Saudi official

Agnes Callamard told The Guardian that a UN colleague informed her a visiting Saudi official threatened to have her "taken care of" during a meeting in Geneva in January 2020.

Al-Monitor Staff | Saudi Arabia | Mar 23, 2021

US 'focused on future conduct’ amid calls to sanction MBS

State Department spokesperson Ned Price responded to criticism that the administration has failed to hold Saudi Arabia's crown prince accountable for Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Saudi Arabia | Mar 1, 2021

US State Department spokesman Ned Price gestures as he speaks during the daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2021. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Pentagon: ‘No changes’ so far to US-Saudi military relations after Khashoggi report

US military officials have taken point on maintaining ties with Middle Eastern leaders as the Biden administration talks tough on human rights.

Jared Szuba | Originals | Mar 1, 2021

US report assesses Saudi crown prince ‘approved’ Khashoggi operation

The four-page report based its conclusion, in part, off of "the Crown Prince's support for using violent measures to silence dissidents abroad."

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Originals | Feb 26, 2021

Biden calls Saudi king as US readies report on Khashoggi killing

Reuters reports the US intelligence assessment concluded "the crown prince approved and likely ordered the murder of Khashoggi.”

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Saudi Arabia | Feb 25, 2021

Friends of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold posters bearing his picture as they attend an event marking the second-year anniversary of his assassination in front of Saudi Arabia Istanbul Consulate, on October 2, 2020. - Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, in an operation that reportedly involved 15 agents sent from Riyadh. His remains have not been found. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via

Intel: Biden’s pick for top intelligence official vows to report to Congress on Jamal Khashoggi murder

Avril Haines says the Biden administration will release to lawmakers an unclassified intelligence assessment on who was behind the murder of the Saudi dissident journalist.

Jared Szuba | Saudi Arabia | Jan 19, 2021

Biden’s national security adviser criticizes Saudi Arabia for jailing women’s rights activist

Jake Sullivan called the sentencing of activist Loujain al-Hathloul "troubling."

Al-Monitor Staff | Saudi Arabia | Dec 29, 2020

This picture taken early on November 19, 2020, shows a projection on the Louvre Museum in Paris by Amnesty International members depicting jailed Saudi human rights activists including Loujain Al-Athloul (C) and reading "Mr Macron, demand their release", ahead of the upcoming virtual G20 summit. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudis say Biden’s threats are ‘election talk'

Although there are political tensions on human rights issues, the US-Saudi relationship could be vital for the United States to address Russian and Chinese influence in the Middle East region.

Sebastian Castelier | Saudi Arabia | Nov 11, 2020

Khashoggi

Israeli firm NSO Group tied to high-level hacks

A sweeping investigation found the names of world leaders, human rights defenders and journalists included on a leaked list of 50,000 alleged surveillance targets.

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Khalid describes 'great' meeting with Blinken

Intel: Biden administration receives top Saudi official

US teachers union to vote on support for ‘heroic struggle’ of Palestinians

Saudi agents who killed Khashoggi received training in the US: NYT

Turkey’s good words not worth much to Saudi Arabia

Saudi official denies threatening UN investigator over Khashoggi killing

UN investigator in Khashoggi case says she was threatened by Saudi official

US 'focused on future conduct’ amid calls to sanction MBS

Pentagon: ‘No changes’ so far to US-Saudi military relations after Khashoggi report

US report assesses Saudi crown prince ‘approved’ Khashoggi operation

Biden calls Saudi king as US readies report on Khashoggi killing

Intel: Biden’s pick for top intelligence official vows to report to Congress on Jamal Khashoggi murder

Biden’s national security adviser criticizes Saudi Arabia for jailing women’s rights activist

Saudis say Biden’s threats are ‘election talk'

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