Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

The Saudi hit squad’s initial plan was to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a villa in Turkey’s northwestern province of Yalova instead of the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, daily Milliyet reported Nov. 28. Click through for the story in photos...

U.S. Republican Senator Mike Lee has said he "disagrees" with President Donald Trump's dismissal of CIA assessment that Saudi crown prince ordered murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 23, on his first tour abroad since the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul.

Dr. Salah Muhammad al-Tubaigy, who reportedly holds a position within the Saudi Interior Ministry, is a forensic expert

Continuing his break with the U.S. intelligence community, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed as "feelings" the CIA's assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered a journalist killed last month at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is in possession of a phone call recording of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in which he is heard giving an instruction to "silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible," Hürriyet columnist Abdulkadir Selvi wrote on Nov. 22.

President Donald Trump has declared he will not further punish Saudi Arabia for the murder of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi - making clear in an exclamation-filled statement that the benefits of good relations with the kingdom outweigh the possibility its crown prince ordered the killing.

A demonstrator dressed as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with blood on his hands protests with others outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC, on Oct. 8, 2018, demanding justice for slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photo: AFP

A Turkish news website has published quotes and the identity of some speakers in two audio recordings revealing the last moments of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 

Turkey's foreign minister discussed the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Nov. 19, but there was no formal request for a UN investigation, a spokesman said.