The Latest Breaking News from Jamal Khashoggi

Democrats issue fresh ultimatum to Saudi Arabia over oil production

Members of Congress raise prospect of one-year arms sales ban unless kingdom reverses Opec+ decision to cut output

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022

Biden vows 'consequences' for Saudi Arabia after oil production cuts

United States President Joe Biden promised "consequences" for Saudi Arabia, after a Riyadh-led coalition of oil-producing nations sided with Russia to slash output.

Bangkok Post · Oct 12, 2022

Biden vows ‘consequences’ for Saudi Arabia after oil output cuts

US president suggests he will soon take action as aides announce the White House is re-evaluating ties with kingdom.

Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022

OPEC+ oil output cut shows widening rift between Biden and Saudi royals

The OPEC+ organization's decision this week to cut oil production despite stiff U.S. opposition has further strained already tense relations between President Joe Biden's White House and Saudi Arabia's royal family, once one of Washington's staunchest Middle East allies, according to interviews with about a dozen government officials and experts…

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Chuck Schumer says ‘NOPEC’ bill targeting OPEC is on the table

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would allow the U.S. to sue OPEC nations is being considered as a possible response to the oil cartel’s production cut this week that benefited Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022

A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden's outreach

President Joe Biden is effectively acknowledging the failure of one of his biggest foreign policy gambles: a fist-bump with the de-facto leader of Saudi Arabia, the crown prince associated with human rights abuses

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Amnesty International raise new Saudi Arabia concerns – one year on from Newcastle deal

The Magpies celebrate a year under their new owners on Friday.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester review – slick comedy boastfully told

The campaigning US satirist covers politics, parenthood and ‘the jurisprudence of jokes’ in a brash set delivered with major brio

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022

Saudi crown prince will ‘no doubt’ get immunity over Jamal Khashoggi case as prime minister, lawyers say

Critics say appointment of prince as PM is directly related to efforts to dismiss case over journalist’s brutal murder

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Days after Saudi crown prince becomes PM, his plea says entitled to immunity in Khashoggi case

Lawyers representing Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman have argued that he has immunity against prosecution in the Jamal Khashoggi murder case since he is now the prime minister, Reuters reported. They have filed a petition in a court in Washington citing several other cases where the US recognised…

Newslaundry · Oct 4, 2022