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MBS might be ready for some 'tough conversations' about 'recalibrating' Saudi Arabia's Neom and Vision 2030 projects
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince may be open to discussing whether some Vision 2030 projects should be d…
Beatrice Nolan
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over Khashoggi's murder after the Biden administration backed immunity for MBS
Last month, the Justice Department argued that MBS was immune from the suit as the sitting head of …
John Haltiwanger,Ashley Collman
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Rep. Ilhan Omar critiques Biden's meeting and fist-bump with MBS: 'This whole trip sends the wrong message'
"We have to be willing to take stances even if they are difficult," Omar said on MSNBC's "Velshi" o…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Biden sits side-by-side with MBS less than one month after saying he wouldn't meet with the Saudi ruler
Photos of the meeting, which began with the two men sharing a fist bump, are being promoted by the …
Nicole Gaudiano,John Haltiwanger
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MBS smirks when asked by reporter during meeting with Biden if he'd apologize to Jamal Khashoggi's family
MBS was directly implicated in Khashoggi's killing in a declassified intelligence report released b…
John Haltiwanger
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Biden sidestepped a reporter's question on whether he would directly bring up Khashoggi's murder during Saudi Arabia trip, despite vowing to make the kingdom a 'pariah'
"I always bring up human rights. But my position on Khashoggi has been so clear," Biden said during…
John Haltiwanger
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Former top Saudi spy says MBS is a 'psychopath with no empathy' in interview aired 5 days before Biden visits the country
Saad al-Jabri, who fled Saudi Arabia in 2017, has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of sendi…
Sophia Ankel
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Biden officially announces trip to Saudi Arabia, despite pledging to make the country a 'pariah' over Khashoggi's murder
On the campaign trail, Biden said he would make the Saudis "pay the price, and make them in fact th…
John Haltiwanger
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Biden's Saudi Arabia trip shows MBS 'got away with murder' as the Ukraine war forces him to put business over principles, experts say
By visiting Saudi Arabia, Biden is sending a "pretty powerful signal that it's OK now to do busines…
John Haltiwanger
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Khashoggi's fiancée says the slain journalist 'died again' after Biden argued for MBS to have immunity in lawsuit over the murder
The fiancee of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi criticized the Biden administration Thursday after …
Azmi Haroun,John Haltiwanger
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A top Senate Democrat threatens to block US cooperation with Saudi Arabia as MBS deepens ties with Putin
Sen. Bob Menendez effectively accused the Saudis of fueling Russia's war machine amid Moscow's unpr…
John Haltiwanger
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Saudi defense officials rented suites at Trump's DC hotel that cost $10,500 right before MBS visited White House
Saudi officials spent nearly $86,000 at Trump's DC hotel in March 2018. That same month, the Trump …
John Haltiwanger
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Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman started 'shouting' at Biden's national security advisor when he brought up Jamal Khashoggi's brutal killing, report says
MBS wanted to strike a "relaxed tone" but "ended up shouting" at Sullivan when the two men met for …
Sonam Sheth
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MBS says being accused of ordering the murder of Jamal Khashoggi hurt him 'from a feelings perspective'
"I understand the anger, especially among journalists," the Saudi Crown Prince told The Atlantic. "…
Grace Panetta
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MBS says Jamal Khashoggi would not be 'among the top 1,000 people' he would hypothetically assassinate and he would have hired more 'professional' hitmen
The Saudi Crown prince continues to deny responsibility for Khashoggi's death by claiming the colum…
Grace Panetta
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Pelosi says she is in Taiwan to show the US will 'never give in to autocrats,' just weeks after Biden fist-bumped MBS
"We take this trip at a time when the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy," Pelosi…
John Haltiwanger
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MBS brought up the US abuse of Abu Ghraib detainees to embarrass Biden when asked about Khashoggi, report says
The Saudi crown prince snapped back at Biden by referencing the US' own human-rights failures durin…
Bethany Dawson
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Biden gave a string of enthusiastic handshakes in the Middle East, torpedoing a White House hope to avoid an awkward photo with MBS
Biden officials said he would avoid handshakes on the trip to COVID-19 fears. It was also an excuse…
Sinéad Baker
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MBS threatened to move Saudi Arabia closer to Russia and China to punish Biden for ostracizing him, report says
The Biden administration has sidelined Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which has dragged the US r…
Bill Bostock
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Biden says he's 'sorry she feels that way' in response to Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée saying 'the blood of MBS's next victim is on your hands'
US intelligence previously said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was directly implicated…