Five people were sentenced to die, another three were given life sentences, and three more were free without conviction, but anger persists over Saudi refusal to hold to account those who ordered journalist’s brutal murder.
In November, a man stabbed three performers at a live show at King Abdullah Park in Saudi Arabia’s capital and was arrested.
Sources tell US media outlet that key measures, such as visa restrictions and limits on arms sales, were stripped from a defence spending review.
Prominent experts argue that under Crown Prince's command Riyadh has made “disastrous mistakes” that weaken the kingdom in a volatile region where Iran’s stature is on the rise.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says war [with Iran] would be catastrophic for global growth, in an interview with CBS, followed by more than one percent drop in oil prices.
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate on October 2 last year.
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said he bore "all the responsibility" over critic and journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing as it happened under his watch.
The social network suspended more than 350 different accounts and pages with about 1.4 million followers in an ongoing effort to combat "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" on its platform.
A news report citing a relative and unnamed Saudi officials says Salman al Odah, Awad al Qarni, and Ali al Omari, are set to be killed after Ramadan.
Beijing said Washington's decision to impose sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil will "intensify turmoil" in the Middle East. The US said on Monday it will penalise any imports of Iranian oil from May 2.
Reuters news agency says Washington has okayed six authorisations by companies to sell nuclear technology and assistance to Riyadh.
The US Senate votes on two resolutions, one recommending that Washington end its assistance to Saudi Arabia for the war in Yemen and the other holding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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