In a surprising turn of events, Hanan Khashoggi, the widow of Jamal Khashoggi, the slain Saudi critic and Washington Post columnist, has been granted political asylum in the United States. Hanan Khashoggi's husband was brutally murdered by a Saudi assassination squad in 2018, which shook the foundations of US-Saudi relations.
Following her husband's shocking death, Hanan Khashoggi immediately went into hiding, fearing for her own safety. She believed that returning to her native Egypt or the UAE, where she had resided for 26 years, would put her life at risk. Her fears were not unfounded, as she had previously experienced interrogation, house arrest, and the installation of spying software on her devices.
