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SAUDI Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a White House report has found. The explosive report claims that Royal Mohammed bin Salman viewed the dissident as a threat - and backed his killing. Khashoggi, a journalist who was critical of the crown prince's policies, was killed and dismembered by a team of operatives linked to the crown prince in the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018. Riyadh has denied any involvement by the crown prince, who is Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler. The Kingdom initially claimed that the writer, who fled the country in 2017, had left the building alive - but later admitted that he was killed. An explosive report released today by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence claimed that the Prince "approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi." The report lists 21 individuals who US intelligence services claim … [Read more...] about Saudi Crown Prince approved assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, White House report finds

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince approved the brutal assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a White House report found. Royal Mohammed bin Salman viewed the dissident as a threat and backed violence to silence him, the declassified document states. The much-anticipated publication by the Joe Biden administration rubbishes the Crown Prince's previous denial, saying he approved a plan to capture or kill the 59-year-old. Mr Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered with a bone saw at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2, 2018. He had visited the building to obtain paperwork for his impending wedding to fiancee Hatice Cengiz. The Washington Post columnist was an outspoken critic of bin Salman, and was a US resident at the time of his death. Saudi Arabia first claimed that the journalist, who fled the country in 2017, had left the building alive, but were later forced to admit he had been killed. "We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin … [Read more...] about Saudi Crown Prince approved assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, White House report finds

A SAVVY couple managed to double the value of their house with a smart renovation - and it’s now worth £2 million. Mum Tracey Gill and her husband bought the house in a small village near East Sussex in 2016, and have been transforming it ever since. Tracey says her husband gave her a fairly wide brief when house-hunting, explaining he said: “Find a house ripe for transformation in the prettiest location. I knew I could change any house we bought so the important factor was the land and location.” The house, which they bought for £1.25million, dates back to 1730 in places and had low ceilings - not great for Tracey's 6ft4ins husband. Describing the state they bought it in, the mum-of-two said: “It was covered in cream pebble dash with concrete roof tiles, a north facing conservatory on the front of the house, modern leaded light windows, low ceilings, dark rooms, artexed walls, cheap fittings, decades old carpets, pink shag pile in the bathroom and an unimaginative … [Read more...] about Couple double the value of their house with stunning renovation and it’s now worth £2million

Joe Biden has told Saudi Arabia's King Salman that he will "hold them accountable for human rights abuses". The president's warning came after a newly declassified intelligence report concluded that the kingdom's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is likely to have approved an operation to kill or capture a US-based journalist inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Jamal Khashoggi , an exiled journalist who was a frequent critic of the crown prince, was murdered in October 2018. Speaking to Univision News, Mr Biden confirmed that he had spoken to King Salman on Thursday, and had warned there will be "significant changes" in the country's relationship with the US. The report, contributed to mostly by the CIA, said the crown prince's "absolute control" of the kingdom's intelligence organisations would make it highly unlikely that such an operation could have been carried out without his authorisation. Advertisement Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry … [Read more...] about Jamal Khashoggi: Joe Biden tells Saudi Arabia’s king that he will ‘hold them accountable for human rights abuses’

A US intelligence report found Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The report released Friday comes the day after US President Joe Biden's first call with Saudi King Salman. "The Crown Prince viewed Khashoggi as a threat to the Kingdom and broadly supported using violent measures if necessary to silence him," the report said. The document cites Salman's power over Saudi intelligence and security forces since 2017. Washington Post journalist Khashoggi — a critic of the prince's apparent authoritarian consolidation of power — was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October, 2018. Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to 20 years each in prison over the murder. The release of the report could prove a test for normally close relations between Washington and Riyadh. What did the report reveal? The intelligence document concluded that a Saudi delegation arrived in Istanbul in October 2018 , that … [Read more...] about US intelligence blames Saudi prince for Khashoggi murder