Sep 30 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Kremlin says it must O.K. Putin-Trump transcript before release In our Monday news wrap, the Kremlin declared that U.S. officials need Russian consent before releasing transcripts of President Trump's phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Democratic lawmakers are pressing for their release. Also, two front-runners in Afghanistan's presidential… Continue watching
Sep 30 Turkey vows to keep investigating journalist Khashoggi’s killing By Associated Press In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Turkey's president blamed the murder on a "shadow state within the kingdom's government — not the Saudi state or people."… Continue reading
Jun 24 Trump puts Saudi arms sales above inquiry into Khashoggi killing By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump spoke days after an independent U.N. report revealed new details of the Saudi journalist's death at the hands of Saudi agents. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 7:01 Khashoggi’s brutal murder was a ‘state killing,’ special rapporteur says The brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey's Saudi consulate last October changed Saudi Arabia’s global image and tainted its relationship with the U.S. Now, a United Nations panel has released a report detailing how Khashoggi was killed and… Continue watching
Jun 19 UN expert urges probe of Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing By Jamey Keaten, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The 101-page report released by Agnes Callamard stated that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible for Khashoggi's killing. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 8:11 Why this female Saudi activist has been losing hope for her country’s future Manal al-Sharif inspired Saudi Arabian women to defy their country's ban on female drivers by posting a video of herself behind the wheel. The act saw her jailed but was ultimately influential in the 2018 lifting of the ban. Now… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 12:34 Turkish foreign minister slams U.S. for having ‘no clear strategy’ on Syria By Ali Rogin Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu slammed the United States’ Syria strategy and Middle East peace plan, saying Wednesday that one was underdeveloped and the other might not exist. “It seems that there is no clear… Continue watching
Mar 13 WATCH: State Department highlights Khashoggi killing in human rights report The State Department annual global human rights report said the columnist was killed by agents of the kingdom while he was inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. But it drew no conclusion as to who was responsible, despite the belief… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 9:44 These Saudi citizens in the U.S. criticized their government. Now they live in fear By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran As President Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia testified before the Senate on Wednesday, he faced questions from some senators about the Saudi pattern of cracking down on dissidents. Even in the United States, Saudi citizens, including students… Continue watching
Mar 06 WATCH: Senators challenge Trump’s Saudi ambassador nominee on human rights By Susannah George, Associated Press During a nomination hearing with retired four-star general John Abizaid, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ticked through their grievances with the Saudi government: the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, allegations of torture, detentions of activists and the mounting… Continue reading