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Three American sailors were shot dead by a lieutenant in the Saudi Royal Air Force on Friday

Pentagon suspends training of Saudis pending review

The Pentagon is temporarily suspending operational training for Saudi military students in the United States following a shooting last week by a Saudi air force officer.

US • 11 Dec 19

Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said the attack was launched from the north and sponsored by Iran

'Undeniable' Iran involved in attack on oil facility

Saudi Arabia has displayed remnants of what it described as Iranian drones and cruise missiles used in an attack on Saudi oil facilities as "undeniable" evidence of Iranian aggression.

World • 18 Sep 19

The former president had been removed from power by the Sudanese army after months of protests in Sudanese streets

Court told Bashir received millions from Saudis

Omar al-Bashir received $90m in cash from Saudi royals, an investigator has told a court at the opening Monday of the deposed Sudanese strongman's corruption trial.

World • 19 Aug 19

Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist who had criticised the Saudi prince

Turkey seeks arrest of Saudi aides over Khashoggi death

A Turkish court issued arrest warrants today for two suspects close to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, increasing pressure on the kingdom's de facto leader.

World • 05 Dec 18

Bob Corker and Lindsey Graham say Mohammed bin Salman directed the murder

US senators say Crown Prince directed Khashoggi murder

Two key US Republican senators have said they have "zero" doubt Saudi Arabia's crown prince directed the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

US • 05 Dec 18

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a critic of the crown prince

Germany will bar 18 Saudis over Khashoggi killing

Germany will bar 18 Saudis from entering its territory and Europe's Schengen passport-free zone over the country's alleged links to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said today.

World • 19 Nov 18

People attend a symbolic funeral prayer for Jamal Khashoggi at the Fatih mosque in Istanbul

Funeral prayers for murdered journalist Khashoggi

Family and friends of Jamal Khashoggi have said funeral prayers in Saudi Arabia and Turkey for the Saudi journalist killed inside the country's consulate in Istanbul last month.

World • 16 Nov 18

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October

Khashoggi fiancée wants Saudi to provide more details

The fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has said Saudi authorities are responsible for his murder, and the kingdom should give more details so that those responsible can be brought to justice.

World • 30 Oct 18

Turkey has said that Jamal Khashoggi's murder was planned

Saudi prince says Khashoggi murder is 'heinous crime'

Saudi Arabia's crown prince has denounced the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi as a "heinous crime", insisting that the kingdom was cooperating with Turkish authorities and "justice will prevail".

World • 24 Oct 18

Mohammed bin Salman