Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi

The world still wants to know the truth about the fate of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose murder sparked international shock and outrage and put Saudi Arabia under the spotlight.

A U.N. human rights expert who led a probe into the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi criticized Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Sept. 30 for trying to create "distance" between himself and the execution.

Turkey will continue to seek justice on the controversial death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 30 in an opinion piece in the Washington Post, where the slain journalist was a columnist, two days before his death anniversary.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a television interview that he takes "full responsibility" for the grisly murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but denied allegations that he ordered it.

Saudi Arabia is attempting a comeback on the global stage one year after journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, but the crisis has weakened it and undermined its de facto leader's ambitious reforms, analysts say.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives "because it happened under my watch," according to a PBS documentary to be broadcast next week.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan urged caution over blaming Iran for a Sept. 14 attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, adding that it would not be right to place the entire burden on the Islamic Republic.

Blocked accounts are in countries like the United Arab Emirates, China, and Spain.

Twitter has closed thousands of accounts around the world for spreading fake news as well as for propaganda. The blocked profiles are in countries such as the United Arab Emirates, China and Spain, according to BGNES.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced strikes on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure as an "act of war", as Riyadh unveiled new evidence it said showed the assault was "unquestionably" sponsored by arch-foe Iran.    

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan late on July 31 night held a telephone conversation with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, according to Turkey's Presidential Directorate of Communications.