EU demands Saudi 'clarity' on Khashoggi, Trump wavers over top suspect

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    EU demands Saudi 'clarity' on Khashoggi, Trump wavers over top suspect

    The EU has told Saudi Arabia to "shed full clarity" on what it openly calls the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Still wavering is US President Donald Trump whose ally Riyadh denies orders came from the top. EU foreign policy chief

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The EU has told Saudi Arabia to "shed full clarity" on what it openly calls the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Still wavering is US President Donald Trump whose ally Riyadh denies orders came from the top. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini publicly told Saudi Arabia late Saturday that it still needed to "shed full clarity" on the "horrendous crime" despite blame being placed on five suspects by Saudi prosecutors. Flying to wildfire-traumatized California on Saturday, Trump via the State Department said reports that his government had reached a final conclusion were "inaccurate."

Sunday November 18, 2018

                            Jamal Khashoggi (Getty Images/C. McGrath)

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Trump, himself, told reporters in Malibu he would be briefed "probably on Monday or Tuesday," adding that Saudi Arabia was a "truly spectacular ally."

 

"I'm president - I have to take a lot of things into consideration," Trump said.

Ordered from the top?

On Friday, the Washington Post said the CIA had concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the assassination – a claim previously denied by Saudi deputy public prosecutor Shalann al-Shalaan.

Fifteen Saudi agents flew in a government aircraft to Istanbul, the Post claimed.

Shalaan on Thursday said Prince Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, knew nothing of the operation.

Associated Press - covering Trump's California trip – also reported that American intelligence agencies "had concluded that the Crown Prince ordered the killing" while citing an "official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly."

Republican Senator and chairman of the US Senate's Foreign Relations Committee Bob Corker tweeted Saturday: "Everything points to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, MbS, ordering @washingtonpost journalist Jamal #Khashoggi's killing."




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