Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia

It has been more than 40 days since Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the premises of the Saudi Consulate General by a group of Saudi high-ranking military and intelligence officials. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday condemned the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in his first comments on the affair, but stressed the need for stability in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia has promised a "full" investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Oct. 28 following talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Bahrain.        

Turkish officials on Oct. 26 inspected the sewage network at an Istanbul street where the Saudi Arabia consulate is located.

Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul insisted Oct. 4 that a missing Saudi contributor to The Washington Post left its building before disappearing, directly contradicting Turkish officials who say they believe the writer is still inside.

Prominent Saudi critic and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi is missing in Turkey after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkish-Arab Media Association said in a written statement on Oct. 2.

Marble mined in central Turkey is being used in 20 countries all around the world from Saudi Arabia to the famed New York City subway system, a marble producer has said. 

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has reaffirmed the kingdom’s willingness to deploy troops to Syria as part of U.S.-led efforts to stabilize the conflict-torn country.

Spain and Saudi Arabia have signed a framework agreement to sell the Gulf Arab state warships under a deal estimated to be worth around 1.8 billion euros ($2.2 billion).

''During the meeting with my Saudi counterpartAdel Al-Jubeir, I stressed that Bulgaria attaches the key importance to the development of its relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.