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Biden administration moves to protect Saudi crown prince from legal action over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

State department says decision ‘purely a legal determination’

The Independent UK

WaPo slams Biden admin's move to shield MBS in Khashoggi killing suit

"By going along with this scheme, President Biden is turning his back on fundamental principles of press freedom and equality."

Axios

Biden administration says Saudi Arabia's MBS has immunity in Khashoggi civil case

The Biden administration declared Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Arabia's crown prince should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, a turnaround from Joe Biden's passionate campaign trail denunciations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal slaying.

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Biden administration says Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit

The Biden administration ruled on Thursday that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, drawing immediate condemnation from the slain journalist's former fiancee.

Reuters

Biden administration says Mohammed bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity in Khashoggi civil case

Court filing says Saudi crown prince’s promotion to the role of prime minister meant that he was ‘the sitting head of government and, accordingly, immune’

The Guardian - US

US moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing

The Biden administration says Saudi Arabia's crown prince should be shielded from lawsuits over his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist

The Independent UK

S. Korea, Saudi Arabia agree to boost energy and defence ties

Seoul (AFP) - The leaders of South Korea and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to boost ties in key sectors such as energy and defence, with the oil-rich kingdom signing a slew of deals including a $6.7 billion petrochemical agreement.

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Rishi Sunak meets Saudi Crown Prince - and doesn't mention journalist's brutal murder

The Prime Minister held 'lengthy' one-on-one talks with Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit - but did not bother to raise the cause of Jamal Khashoggi, Downing Street confirmed

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak did not raise Jamal Khashoggi’s murder in meeting with Saudi crown prince

Downing Street said the Prime Minister and Mohammed bin Salman met at the G20 summit in Bali.

Evening Standard

Sunak did not raise journalist’s murder in meeting with Saudi crown prince

Downing Street said the Prime Minister and Mohammed bin Salman met at the G20 summit in Bali.

The Independent UK

Sunak steers clear of journalist’s murder in talks with Saudi prince

Meeting focused on need to stabilise global energy prices

The Independent UK

SA premier defends hosting Saudi-backed LIV Golf, calling critics ‘establishment monopolist forces’

Peter Malinauskas says LIV Golf competition will boost state’s economy but critics say it is an attempt to ‘sports wash Saudi Arabia’s human rights record’

The Guardian - AU

Cameron Norrie responds to 'sportswashing' accusations after joining Saudi Arabia event

British No.1 Cameron Norrie has faced calls to raise human rights issues after he joined up for the Diriyah Tennis Cup in Saudi Arabia next month

Daily Mirror

Lord Lucan’s ‘exact facial match found in Australia’, expert claims

‘This is science and mathematical fact. You can’t cheat the algorithm,’ claims Professor Hassan Ugail

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Saudis in US targeted as kingdom cracks down on dissent

A Saudi prince who was attending graduate school in Boston is the latest person targeted as part of what the FBI and others say is Saudi Arabia's crackdown on Saudis in the United States

The Independent UK

Trump brags about his golf skills and jabs Biden at Saudi-backed golf tournament

The former president’s Doral golf club is hosting the controversial tour this weekend

Reuters

Barrack says he hoped Trump ties would appeal to UAE; denies being agent

Tom Barrack, a onetime fundraiser for Donald Trump, acknowledged under cross-examination on Thursday that he hoped his ties to the then-president would encourage a United Arab Emirates official to invest with his company, but said he did not agree to exchange political access for a business relationship.

WEKU

Wall Street eager to strike deals with Saudi Arabia, despite political concerns

U.S. executives and billionaire investors are mingling and making deals at a conference nicknamed "Davos in the Desert," even as the White House reevaluates relations with Saudi Arabia.

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The Guardian - US

Showdown as Saudi crown prince aims to dodge lawsuit over Khashoggi murder

Decision on whether US lawsuit can proceed hinges on complex question of whether heir to Saudi throne has sovereign immunity

The Independent UK

Algeria: Doctors tell Saudi crown prince don't go to summit

Saudi Arabia’s powerful 37-year-old crown prince will not attend an upcoming summit in Algeria after his doctors advised him not to travel

AFP

Growing 'Davos in the Desert' a sign of Saudi clout

Riyadh (AFP) - Hundreds of CEOs and finance moguls are expected in Riyadh from Tuesday for a Davos-style investment conference that analysts say will highlight Saudi Arabia's geopolitical muscle despite strained ties with the US.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to be called as witness at Tom Barrack trial

NEW YORK — Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is expected to be called to testify as a defense witness in the trial of Colony Capital LLC founder Tom Barrack on charges of acting as an agent of the United Arab Emirates, a prosecutor said.

Reason

Saudi Government Sentences U.S. Citizen to 16 Years in Prison for Anti-Regime Tweets Posted from U.S.

Axios (Shawna Chen) reports, as does an opinion piece in the Washington Post (Josh Rogin) (paywalled). From the Post: [L]ast November, when [American citizen Saad Ibrahim Almadi] traveled to Riyadh to visit family, he was detained regarding 14 tweets posted on his account over the previous seven years. One of…

AFP

US citizen jailed in Saudi for tweets on Khashoggi, Yemen: son

Dubai (AFP) - A US citizen jailed in Saudi Arabia is being punished for "mild" Twitter posts on topics including the war in Yemen and the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, his son told AFP on Wednesday.

AFP

US confirms Saudi sentencing of American over tweets

Washington (AFP) - The United States said Tuesday it was raising with Saudi Arabia a prison sentence handed to a US citizen over tweets critical of the kingdom, another source of tension between the historic allies.

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