Sunday's Headlines: ‘There’s been lies’: Trump strongly critical of Saudi account of journalist’s death
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At the same time, he defended the oil-rich monarchy as an "incredible ally" and kept open the possibility that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did not order Saudi agents to kill Jamal Khashoggi. The kingdom's claim that Khashoggi was killed after a fistfight escalated inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul was met with a torrent of international skepticism Saturday.
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The president did not call for the ouster of the crown prince, instead praising his leadership and calling him "a strong person, he has very good control."
Even if they were stunned by the sudden admission of their government's involvement in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its consulate in Istanbul, very few Saudis would be courageous enough to publicly criticize the country's leaders — and in particular the crown prince.
"We do not consent to this being covered up," Turkish ruling party spokesman Omar Celik said of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi authorities said an argument in its consulate in Istanbul led to a fatal brawl in which the Post contributor was killed — an explanation at odds with the conclusions of Turkish investigators.
The kingdom's account of how the journalist died raises big questions: What happened and why? And how could Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman not have known?
Jamal Khashoggi rattled Saudi officials with his restrained appeals for human rights, and his killing has transformed him into a powerful symbol for free expression.
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COLUMN | This past summer, Jamal Khashoggi and Jason Rezaian sat down with Global Opinions editor Karen Attiah for a conversation about the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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