Showing posts with label Jamal Khashoggi. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
IHIP News: Trump Loses All Control with Another Outburst in the Oval Office, Defends Murderous Dictator.
BEWARE! This video contains some foul language, but it needs to be heard. Nb: Its content is also not for the faint-hearted. — Mark
Trump Welcomes Saudi Arabian Dictator with Open Arms
Trump Gets 'Positive and Chummy' with the 'International Pariah' Saudi Arabia Leader
Nov 19, 2025 | "There was a huge kind of turnaround in his position internationally."
Trump was "positive and chummy" in a press conference with Saudi Arabia leader MBS despite the questions turning to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says White House Correspondent for Reuters Jeff Mason.
Trump was "positive and chummy" in a press conference with Saudi Arabia leader MBS despite the questions turning to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says White House Correspondent for Reuters Jeff Mason.
Inside Trump and Mohammed bin Salman’s Relationship: ‘They’re Soulmates’
Nov 19, 2025 | “Trump's response to that reporter was a terrible slur, and a major statement about what's going on in America right now.”
After President Trump welcomed the Saudi crown prince to the White House and defended him over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, editor of Arab Digest Bill Law says it points to the two leaders being "soulmates".
After President Trump welcomed the Saudi crown prince to the White House and defended him over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, editor of Arab Digest Bill Law says it points to the two leaders being "soulmates".
The Saudification of America Is Under Way
THE GUARDIAN: Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
The first time I ever used the words “alhumdulilah”, which translates to praise be to God in Arabic, was the night of 16 November 2018. A Friday night news alert came through on my phone: “CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination.” I collapsed into my couch, repeating the words.
I am not Muslim. But Jamal, in life and death, has taught me a lot about faith and looking for hope in all the wrong places. As a writer with a history of criticizing America’s meddling in weaker countries, in normal circumstances, I should have been loath to celebrate the CIA.
But given that, a month before, a group of Saudi hitmen not only kidnapped my friend and writer from a consulate in Istanbul but allegedly cut his body into pieces, I might have been forgiven for looking for any hope that the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, would face consequences – cutting off leaders who think nothing of cutting up human beings should be a basic tenet of any healthy country’s foreign policy. (Prince Mohammed has denied any involvement or responsibility for Khashoggi’s killing.)
This week, seven years almost to the day since the CIA announced the crown prince’s responsibility in the murder, Mohammed bin Salman returns to Washington, invited for an offical visit by America’s Temu pharaoh, Donald Trump. The reconciliation between Trump and MBS was perhaps inevitable, given that even before the first Trump presidency, Trump spoke often of his love for the Saudis and their wealth. (“I get along great with all of them; they buy apartments from me. They spend $40m, $50m,” he quipped in 2015. “Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much!”) » | Karen Attiah | Tuesday, November 18, 2025
The first time I ever used the words “alhumdulilah”, which translates to praise be to God in Arabic, was the night of 16 November 2018. A Friday night news alert came through on my phone: “CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination.” I collapsed into my couch, repeating the words.
I am not Muslim. But Jamal, in life and death, has taught me a lot about faith and looking for hope in all the wrong places. As a writer with a history of criticizing America’s meddling in weaker countries, in normal circumstances, I should have been loath to celebrate the CIA.
But given that, a month before, a group of Saudi hitmen not only kidnapped my friend and writer from a consulate in Istanbul but allegedly cut his body into pieces, I might have been forgiven for looking for any hope that the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, would face consequences – cutting off leaders who think nothing of cutting up human beings should be a basic tenet of any healthy country’s foreign policy. (Prince Mohammed has denied any involvement or responsibility for Khashoggi’s killing.)
This week, seven years almost to the day since the CIA announced the crown prince’s responsibility in the murder, Mohammed bin Salman returns to Washington, invited for an offical visit by America’s Temu pharaoh, Donald Trump. The reconciliation between Trump and MBS was perhaps inevitable, given that even before the first Trump presidency, Trump spoke often of his love for the Saudis and their wealth. (“I get along great with all of them; they buy apartments from me. They spend $40m, $50m,” he quipped in 2015. “Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much!”) » | Karen Attiah | Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Once a Pariah, Saudi Prince Resets U.S. Relations on His Own Terms
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Seven years ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman couldn’t visit Washington. When he arrived at the White House on Tuesday, he got F-35s, the world’s fastest chips and the central role in the remaking of the Middle East.
Seven years after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia was effectively banished from Washington after the murder of a prominent Saudi dissident, he returned on Tuesday to a welcome meant to signal that he sat at the center of President Trump’s effort to build a new Middle East.
It was, perhaps, the most astounding geopolitical restoration of modern times. The de facto leader of the largest and richest of the Arab states, who President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said should be treated as a “pariah” six years ago, reset relations on his own terms.
The crown prince got a commitment from Mr. Trump for F-35 stealth fighters, over Israel’s objections. At the same time, he managed to push off, most likely for years, any discussion of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords and recognizing the Jewish state.
“We want to be part of the Abraham Accords, but we also want to be sure that we secure a clear path of a two-state solution,” Prince Mohammed said in the Oval Office, uttering the phrase he knew that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would reject outright, as would much of the rest of Israel’s political establishment.
“We want peace with the Israelis,” he insisted. “We want peace with the Palestinians, we want them to coexist peacefully.”
Then, with the traditional business of the past 75 years of Middle East diplomacy pushed aside, Prince Mohammed uttered the words he knew his host wanted to hear, promising upward of a trillion dollars in purchases and investments in the United States — more than the size of his country’s sovereign wealth fund. (The crown prince carefully avoided saying over what period of time the investments would be made, recognizing that the president sought a big dollar figure, whether it was realistic or not.) » | David E. Sanger | David E. Sanger has covered five American presidents in more than four decades as a Times correspondent. He writes often on the tensions among superpowers, the subject of his latest book. | Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Seven years after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia was effectively banished from Washington after the murder of a prominent Saudi dissident, he returned on Tuesday to a welcome meant to signal that he sat at the center of President Trump’s effort to build a new Middle East.
It was, perhaps, the most astounding geopolitical restoration of modern times. The de facto leader of the largest and richest of the Arab states, who President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said should be treated as a “pariah” six years ago, reset relations on his own terms.
The crown prince got a commitment from Mr. Trump for F-35 stealth fighters, over Israel’s objections. At the same time, he managed to push off, most likely for years, any discussion of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords and recognizing the Jewish state.
“We want to be part of the Abraham Accords, but we also want to be sure that we secure a clear path of a two-state solution,” Prince Mohammed said in the Oval Office, uttering the phrase he knew that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would reject outright, as would much of the rest of Israel’s political establishment.
“We want peace with the Israelis,” he insisted. “We want peace with the Palestinians, we want them to coexist peacefully.”
Then, with the traditional business of the past 75 years of Middle East diplomacy pushed aside, Prince Mohammed uttered the words he knew his host wanted to hear, promising upward of a trillion dollars in purchases and investments in the United States — more than the size of his country’s sovereign wealth fund. (The crown prince carefully avoided saying over what period of time the investments would be made, recognizing that the president sought a big dollar figure, whether it was realistic or not.) » | David E. Sanger | David E. Sanger has covered five American presidents in more than four decades as a Times correspondent. He writes often on the tensions among superpowers, the subject of his latest book. | Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Trump’s Unflinching Support for Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Wake of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
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It is difficult to tell who is brazener: MBS or Trump? Further, with all this money flowing in from Saudi Arabia (if it materialises), watch out for the Islamization of the USA by stealth! Beware America! Saudis’ generosity comes at a cost. — © Mark Alexander
Trump Lauds Saudi Prince in Lavish Visit, Brushing Off Journalist’s Killing
THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump rejected a U.S. intelligence report finding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the murder of a journalist.
A screenshot taken from this article. | President Trump and Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia, in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times
President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s autocratic leader, to the White House on Tuesday, hailing him as a protector of human rights and a frequent phone friend. And in a remarkable Oval Office outburst, Mr. Trump defended him against a U.S. intelligence report that he had ordered the murder of a journalist.
It was a chummy scene that underscored the president’s desire to maintain strong relations with Saudi Arabia during a tumultuous period in the Middle East. Mr. Trump’s defense of his guest obscured the crown prince’s role in cracking down on domestic dissent and in the killing and dismemberment of a Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, in 2018.
“We’ve been really good friends for a long period of time,” Mr. Trump told reporters, cabinet officials and members of the Saudi delegation who had gathered there. “We’ve always been on the same side of every issue.”
The 42-minute appearance contained plenty of talk about business deals and diplomatic partnerships, as well as a presidential fit over pointed questions from reporters that was striking even for Mr. Trump, who is no stranger to televised dramatics. As he berated a reporter for asking about Mr. Khashoggi’s murder and about people who have accused the Saudi government of supporting the hijackers behind the Sept. 11 attacks, Mr. Trump brushed off the killing, appearing even more agitated about the question than his guest of honor. » | Katie Rogers | Reporting from Washington | Published: Tuesday, November 18, 3035. Updated: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s autocratic leader, to the White House on Tuesday, hailing him as a protector of human rights and a frequent phone friend. And in a remarkable Oval Office outburst, Mr. Trump defended him against a U.S. intelligence report that he had ordered the murder of a journalist.
It was a chummy scene that underscored the president’s desire to maintain strong relations with Saudi Arabia during a tumultuous period in the Middle East. Mr. Trump’s defense of his guest obscured the crown prince’s role in cracking down on domestic dissent and in the killing and dismemberment of a Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, in 2018.
“We’ve been really good friends for a long period of time,” Mr. Trump told reporters, cabinet officials and members of the Saudi delegation who had gathered there. “We’ve always been on the same side of every issue.”
The 42-minute appearance contained plenty of talk about business deals and diplomatic partnerships, as well as a presidential fit over pointed questions from reporters that was striking even for Mr. Trump, who is no stranger to televised dramatics. As he berated a reporter for asking about Mr. Khashoggi’s murder and about people who have accused the Saudi government of supporting the hijackers behind the Sept. 11 attacks, Mr. Trump brushed off the killing, appearing even more agitated about the question than his guest of honor. » | Katie Rogers | Reporting from Washington | Published: Tuesday, November 18, 3035. Updated: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A reporter asked Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the murder of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump interjected.
“Things happen.”
That was how President Trump described the murder of the columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday afternoon while sitting beside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi ruler whom the C.I.A. believes approved the killing.
In an Oval Office meeting full of news-making moments, that comment by Mr. Trump was perhaps the most astonishing one, and it came just a few moments after he opened up the room to questions.
It was the ABC News journalist Mary Bruce who asked about the finding by U.S. intelligence officials that Prince Mohammed had ordered the killing of Mr. Khashoggi. “Your royal highness,” she said, turning to Prince Mohammed, “the U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist. 9/11 families are furious that you are here in the Oval Office. Why should Americans trust—”
At that moment, the president cut in, his voice vibrating with anger.
“Who are you with?” he demanded to know. » | Shawn McCreesh | Reporting from Washington | Tuesday,November 18, 2025
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“Things happen.”
That was how President Trump described the murder of the columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday afternoon while sitting beside Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi ruler whom the C.I.A. believes approved the killing.
In an Oval Office meeting full of news-making moments, that comment by Mr. Trump was perhaps the most astonishing one, and it came just a few moments after he opened up the room to questions.
It was the ABC News journalist Mary Bruce who asked about the finding by U.S. intelligence officials that Prince Mohammed had ordered the killing of Mr. Khashoggi. “Your royal highness,” she said, turning to Prince Mohammed, “the U.S. intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist. 9/11 families are furious that you are here in the Oval Office. Why should Americans trust—”
At that moment, the president cut in, his voice vibrating with anger.
“Who are you with?” he demanded to know. » | Shawn McCreesh | Reporting from Washington | Tuesday,November 18, 2025
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Trump Contradicts CIA and Defends Mohammad Bin Salman over Khashoggi Death
Nov 18, 2025 | “The response of Trump is obviously fascinating.”
President Trump defended Mohammed bin Salman during a White House press conference after a journalist raised the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, says Washington Correspondent for The Times, Lara Spirit.
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President Trump defended Mohammed bin Salman during a White House press conference after a journalist raised the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, says Washington Correspondent for The Times, Lara Spirit.
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Le Saoudien MBS chez Trump : la veuve de Khashoggi trouve «très douloureuse» la rencontre
LE FIGARO : Bien que directement mis en cause dans la mort du journaliste Jamal Khashoggi par l’enquête des services américains, Mohammed Ben Salman (MBS) n’a jamais fait partie des personnes sanctionnées par Washington.
La veuve du journaliste saoudien Jamal Khashoggi, tué en 2018 par des agents saoudiens, a jugé «très douloureuse» la visite à Washington mardi du prince héritier Mohammed Ben Salman, surnommé MBS, qui doit y être reçu comme un chef d'État. Dans une interview à CNN, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi a aussi indiqué espérer l'aide du président américain, Donald Trump, pour obtenir un règlement financier avec Ryad dans ce dossier. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 18 novembre 2025
La veuve du journaliste saoudien Jamal Khashoggi, tué en 2018 par des agents saoudiens, a jugé «très douloureuse» la visite à Washington mardi du prince héritier Mohammed Ben Salman, surnommé MBS, qui doit y être reçu comme un chef d'État. Dans une interview à CNN, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi a aussi indiqué espérer l'aide du président américain, Donald Trump, pour obtenir un règlement financier avec Ryad dans ce dossier. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 18 novembre 2025
Monday, December 09, 2024
Jamal Khashoggi’s Widow Urges Starmer to Raise Husband’s Murder at Saudi Meeting
THE GUARDIAN: Starmer will meet crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia for talks about forging closer ties on Monday
Jamal Khashoggi’s widow has urged Keir Starmer to raise her husband’s murder at his meeting with the Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
Starmer will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Monday for talks with the Saudi crown prince as part of a two-day trip to the Middle East, his first to the region as prime minister.
Hanan Elatr Khashoggi said it was incumbent on the UK to raise the case of her husband, who was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist who was critical of the Saudi government and wrote a column for the Washington Post. US intelligence believes Prince Mohammed directly ordered his murder, which the kingdom strenuously denies. » | Eleni Courea, Political correspondent | Monday, December 9, 2024
One can but feel for this lady. She says that she has never received any apology or compensation from the kingdom. Nor have I for what the kingdom did to me. So, I, too, wish that Saudi would pay me compensation for my substantial losses. My human rights were also violated. – © Mark Alexander
Jamal Khashoggi’s widow has urged Keir Starmer to raise her husband’s murder at his meeting with the Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
Starmer will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Monday for talks with the Saudi crown prince as part of a two-day trip to the Middle East, his first to the region as prime minister.
Hanan Elatr Khashoggi said it was incumbent on the UK to raise the case of her husband, who was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
Khashoggi was a Saudi journalist who was critical of the Saudi government and wrote a column for the Washington Post. US intelligence believes Prince Mohammed directly ordered his murder, which the kingdom strenuously denies. » | Eleni Courea, Political correspondent | Monday, December 9, 2024
One can but feel for this lady. She says that she has never received any apology or compensation from the kingdom. Nor have I for what the kingdom did to me. So, I, too, wish that Saudi would pay me compensation for my substantial losses. My human rights were also violated. – © Mark Alexander
Saturday, October 07, 2023
Biden Accused of Betrayal of Khashoggi over Push to Deepen Saudi Ties
GUARDIAN INTERNATIONAL: Activists and Democrats condemn rapprochement – aimed at heading off China – with ‘autocratic, sociopathic government’
Biden with the crown prince in Jeddah last summer. Analysts said ‘realpolitik’ had driven Washington to deepen ties with the Saudis. Photograph: Balkis Press/Abaca/Rex/Shutterstock
Joe Biden is facing accusations of betraying a pre-election promise to re-evaluate ties with Saudi Arabia over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in favour of pursuing a rapprochement with the kingdom aimed at repelling a challenge from China to US primacy in the Middle East.
The charge, from human rights campaigners and some Democrats, follows the fifth anniversary of Khashoggi’s death at the hands of Saudi regime agents and comes amid mounting criticism of a proposed new defence treaty between Washington and Riyadh that could result in Saudi Arabia granting official recognition to Israel.
Biden took office initially intending to downplay the traditional US role in the Middle East, a policy consistent with holding Saudi Arabia at arm’s length following the outcry that greeted Khashoggi’s murder.
But the president has since performed a volte-face by saying on a visit to the region that the US would “remain an active, engaged partner” and adding: “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia, or Iran.” » | Robert Tait in Washington | Saturday, October 7, 2023
Khashoggi was killed five years ago. Thanks to Trump and Biden, Saudi Arabia is stronger than ever: After the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the US vowed to hold Saudi Arabia accountable. Biden has done the opposite »
Joe Biden is facing accusations of betraying a pre-election promise to re-evaluate ties with Saudi Arabia over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in favour of pursuing a rapprochement with the kingdom aimed at repelling a challenge from China to US primacy in the Middle East.
The charge, from human rights campaigners and some Democrats, follows the fifth anniversary of Khashoggi’s death at the hands of Saudi regime agents and comes amid mounting criticism of a proposed new defence treaty between Washington and Riyadh that could result in Saudi Arabia granting official recognition to Israel.
Biden took office initially intending to downplay the traditional US role in the Middle East, a policy consistent with holding Saudi Arabia at arm’s length following the outcry that greeted Khashoggi’s murder.
But the president has since performed a volte-face by saying on a visit to the region that the US would “remain an active, engaged partner” and adding: “We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia, or Iran.” » | Robert Tait in Washington | Saturday, October 7, 2023
Khashoggi was killed five years ago. Thanks to Trump and Biden, Saudi Arabia is stronger than ever: After the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the US vowed to hold Saudi Arabia accountable. Biden has done the opposite »
Monday, November 21, 2022
Saudi Crown Prince Granted Immunity by US over Jamal Khashoggi killing - BBC News
Saturday, November 19, 2022
US Court Says Saudi Crown Prince 'Immune' from Khashoggi Murder Suit | DW News
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Friday, November 18, 2022
U.S. Backs Immunity for Saudi Leader in Lawsuit Over Khashoggi Murder
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The State Department said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, should have legal immunity as the head of the Saudi government.
President Biden meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia in July. Prince Mohammed became prime minister in September, formalizing the power he had wielded for years as the country’s de facto ruler. | Doug Mills/The New York Times
ISTANBUL — The Biden administration has declared that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia should be granted immunity in a U.S. legal case over his role in the murder of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, effectively blocking yet another effort to hold the kingdom’s leader accountable for the grisly crime.
Mr. Khashoggi was a well-known Saudi journalist who fled Saudi Arabia for the United States and published columns in The Washington Post criticizing Prince Mohammed’s policies. In October 2018, he was killed and dismembered by a team of Saudi agents inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where he had gone to obtain papers he needed to marry his Turkish fiancée. U.S. intelligence concluded that Prince Mohammed had ordered the operation.
Prince Mohammed, 37, became prime minister in September, formalizing the power he had wielded for years as the country’s de facto ruler, although his elderly father, King Salman, remains the official head of state. In a letter to the Justice Department on Thursday, the State Department said Prince Mohammed should be “immune while in office” as the head of the Saudi government, referring to his role as prime minister.
Prince Mohammed has said repeatedly that he had no prior knowledge of the plot against Mr. Khashoggi, but that he accepted symbolic responsibility for it as the nation’s de facto ruler. » | Ben Hubbard | Friday, November 18, 2022
Biden administration says Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in Khashoggi civil case: Court filing says Saudi crown prince’s promotion to the role of prime minister meant that he was ‘the sitting head of government and, accordingly, immune’ »
Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi leader given US immunity over Khashoggi killing: The US has determined that Saudi Arabia's de facto leader - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - has immunity from a lawsuit filed by murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancé[e]. »
ISTANBUL — The Biden administration has declared that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia should be granted immunity in a U.S. legal case over his role in the murder of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, effectively blocking yet another effort to hold the kingdom’s leader accountable for the grisly crime.
Mr. Khashoggi was a well-known Saudi journalist who fled Saudi Arabia for the United States and published columns in The Washington Post criticizing Prince Mohammed’s policies. In October 2018, he was killed and dismembered by a team of Saudi agents inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where he had gone to obtain papers he needed to marry his Turkish fiancée. U.S. intelligence concluded that Prince Mohammed had ordered the operation.
Prince Mohammed, 37, became prime minister in September, formalizing the power he had wielded for years as the country’s de facto ruler, although his elderly father, King Salman, remains the official head of state. In a letter to the Justice Department on Thursday, the State Department said Prince Mohammed should be “immune while in office” as the head of the Saudi government, referring to his role as prime minister.
Prince Mohammed has said repeatedly that he had no prior knowledge of the plot against Mr. Khashoggi, but that he accepted symbolic responsibility for it as the nation’s de facto ruler. » | Ben Hubbard | Friday, November 18, 2022
Biden administration says Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in Khashoggi civil case: Court filing says Saudi crown prince’s promotion to the role of prime minister meant that he was ‘the sitting head of government and, accordingly, immune’ »
Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi leader given US immunity over Khashoggi killing: The US has determined that Saudi Arabia's de facto leader - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - has immunity from a lawsuit filed by murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancé[e]. »
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Hatice Cengiz Is Continuing Her Fight for Justice | DW News
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
« Le problème pour les Etats-Unis maintenant est que l’Arabie saoudite les méprise ouvertement »
LE MONDE – CHRONIQUE : Les changements de pied de Joe Biden envers Mohammed Ben Salman lui reviennent en boomerang. Mais le raidissement saoudien, qui vient de s’aligner sur les intérêts pétroliers de la Russie, relève du pari.
On ne dispose pas, malheureusement, d’instruments de mesure un peu précis pour les crises de relations bilatérales. S’il en existait un, il permettrait de jauger les tensions entre l’Arabie saoudite et les Etats-Unis. Et de dire s’il s’agit d’un accès de fièvre de plus, semblable à d’autres plus anciens et surmontés, ou de la cassure qui redéfinira les rapports entre les deux pays, pour longtemps, au terme d’un long compagnonnage engagé en 1945 entre Abdelaziz Al Saoud et Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
En quelques mois, un fist-bump s’est transformé en gifle. Le premier renvoie au salut, poing contre poing, échangé en juillet à Djedda par le prince héritier et véritable maître de Riyad, Mohammed Ben Salman, et le président des Etats-Unis, Joe Biden. Un Canossa sur la mer Rouge pour le second, qui avait promis au premier un sort de paria pour son implication présumée dans l’assassinat et le démembrement du dissident saoudien et résident américain Jamal Khashoggi en 2018. Venu mendier une hausse de la production pétrolière saoudienne pour faire baisser les prix, Joe Biden était manifestement reparti les mains vides. » | Gilles Paris, Editorialiste | mercredi 12 octobre 2022
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On ne dispose pas, malheureusement, d’instruments de mesure un peu précis pour les crises de relations bilatérales. S’il en existait un, il permettrait de jauger les tensions entre l’Arabie saoudite et les Etats-Unis. Et de dire s’il s’agit d’un accès de fièvre de plus, semblable à d’autres plus anciens et surmontés, ou de la cassure qui redéfinira les rapports entre les deux pays, pour longtemps, au terme d’un long compagnonnage engagé en 1945 entre Abdelaziz Al Saoud et Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
En quelques mois, un fist-bump s’est transformé en gifle. Le premier renvoie au salut, poing contre poing, échangé en juillet à Djedda par le prince héritier et véritable maître de Riyad, Mohammed Ben Salman, et le président des Etats-Unis, Joe Biden. Un Canossa sur la mer Rouge pour le second, qui avait promis au premier un sort de paria pour son implication présumée dans l’assassinat et le démembrement du dissident saoudien et résident américain Jamal Khashoggi en 2018. Venu mendier une hausse de la production pétrolière saoudienne pour faire baisser les prix, Joe Biden était manifestement reparti les mains vides. » | Gilles Paris, Editorialiste | mercredi 12 octobre 2022
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Saturday, July 16, 2022
Biden in Saudi Arabia: Oil Trumps Justice for Khashoggi Murder | DW News
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