Khashoggi

While MBS wins big in Washington, Israel is left exposed amid rising settler extremism - opinion

Settler extremism, backed by powerful ministers, and Washington’s embrace of Saudi Arabia are combining to weaken Israel’s position, fuel unrest, and deepen its international isolation.

|ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
US President Donald Trump, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Elon Musk pose with others for a family picture during the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, November 19, 2025.
The Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom activists hold a candlelight vigil in front of the Saudi Embassy in Washington on October 2, 2019, to mark the anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul

Khashoggi's widow condemns Trump, Saudi crown prince over response to journalist's murder

Trump said on Tuesday that bin Salman knew nothing about the October 2018 killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and critic of the Saudi leadership.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
US President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 18, 2025.

Trump insists visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing

US President Trump challenged US intelligence that concluded that bin Salman approved the capture or killing of Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

|ByREUTERS
JAMAL KHASHOGGI WAY is unveiled outside the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, in honor of murdered Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in 2022.

Democratic terrorism: Jamal Khashoggi's vision of political Islam - opinion

Throughout the saga of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, one thing that never came up was his beliefs. In short: Yes, Khashoggi advocated for democracy in the Middle East, but of a very specific kind.

|ByYESHAYA ROSENMAN

Guardian reporter removed from Iran beat due to unfounded Khashoggi claim

FEBRUARY 28, 2020ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Human rights activists and friends of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold his pictures during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 8, 2018

Bezos hacked by Saudi crown prince months before Khashoggi murder – report

MBS and Bezos were reportedly having a conversation on WhatsApp when a malicious file was sent to the Amazon owner's phone.

JANUARY 23, 2020ByTZVI JOFFRE
SAUDI CROWN Prince Muhammad bin Salman attends a cabinet meeting in Riyadh earlier this month.

Saudi sentences five to death, three to jail over Khashoggi murder

The court dismissed charges against the remaining three of the 11 people that had been on trial, finding them not guilty.

DECEMBER 23, 2019ByREUTERS
A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018.

Khashoggi's abused to whitewash dictatorships' treatment of journalists

While they imprison journalists, they use the case of Saudi insider Jamal Khashoggi to talk about press freedom

OCTOBER 4, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018.

Dictatorships, jailers of journalists abuse Khashoggi memory

In Istanbul this year, a representative of Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders were on hand to commemorate the murder of Khashoggi.

OCTOBER 2, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
HUMAN RIGHTS activists hold pictures of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 9.

Turkey's Erdogan says some of Khashoggi's killers enjoy 'impunity'

A year after Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents sent from Riyadh, Erdogan said Turkey still wanted to know where his body was and who had authorized the operation

OCTOBER 1, 2019ByREUTERS
HUMAN RIGHTS activists hold pictures of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 9.

Saudi Arabia’s MBS talks Khashoggi, Yemen, Iran and women rights

He also said that no journalist is a threat to Saudi Arabia, and that on the contrary, what happened to Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, is the real threat to the Kingdom.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019ByARAB NEWS/TNS
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with correspondent Norah O'Donnell during an interview on Tuesday with the CBS program "60 Minutes," in Saudi Arabia, in this handout photo released on September 29, 2019

Khashoggi murder 'happened under my watch,' Saudi crown prince tells PBS

The death sparked a global uproar, tarnishing the crown prince's image and imperiling ambitious plans to diversify the economy of the world's top oil exporter and open up cloistered Saudi society.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019ByREUTERS
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the meeting of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition defence ministers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 26, 2017.

‘Post’ Khashoggi story confirmed

The just-released report from Turkey confirms The Jerusalem Post article which I wrote just a day after meeting with the crown prince.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019ByMIKE EVANS
A still image taken from CCTV video and obtained by TRT World claims to show Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as he arrives at Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey Oct. 2, 2018

Noteworthy but not enough

The Saudis announce a new round of important reforms – they need to do much more.

AUGUST 13, 2019ByJOEL CLEO GIOSUÈ ROSENBERG
Participants take photos next to a picture of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Misk Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia