Branson suspends Saudi links over missing journalist

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Branson suspends Saudi links over missing journalist

Richard Branson is suspending two directorships linked to tourism projects in Saudi Arabia and discussions with Saudi Arabia over proposed investment in Virgin Galactic (AFP Photo/Phillip Faraone)/ London (AFP) - British entrepreneur Richard Branson is suspending two directorships linked to tourism projects in Saudi Arabia following the unexplained disappearance in Turkey of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a statement late Thursday, Branson said also that his Virgin group would suspend discussions with Saudi Arabia over proposed ...

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Saudi team arrives in Turkey for Khashoggi investigation: sources

A delegation from Saudi Arabia has arrived in Turkey as part of a joint investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, three Turkish sources said on Friday. A Saudi source also said a senior royal, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, visited Turkey on Thursday for talks ...

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Richard Branson Suspends Saudi Talks Over Missing Journalist Khashoggi

- Richard Branson suspended talks with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund over its planned $1 billion investment in Virgin Group’s space companies following the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Washington Post columnist Khashoggi was last seen entering the kingdom’s consulate ...

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Trump wary of halting Saudi weapons sales over missing journalist

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he saw no reason to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia because of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, possibly setting up a clash with the U.S. Congress. Trump also said the United States may be ...

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The Latest: Trump wants answers about missing Saudi writer

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of a Saudi journalist who went missing after visiting his country's consulate in Istanbul (all times local): President Donald Trump says the U.S. is "demanding" answers from Saudi Arabia about missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and wants to ...

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Media companies, executives drop out of Saudi event over missing journalist

A human rights activist holds picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/ NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) - Media companies are pulling out of a Saudi investment conference because of growing outrage ...

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Sir Richard Branson freezes Saudi business ties over disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi

has ratcheted up pressure on Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of a prominent journalist by freezing several business links to the Gulf kingdom. The Virgin Group founder joined a mounting chorus of international concern about the fate of in the Turkish city of Istanbul, sparking claims he was ...

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Global business leaders suspend ties with Saudi Arabia

In this Dec. 10, 2013 file photo, British billionaire Richard Branson visits a Zumba Step dance class at Virgin installations in Madrid, Spain. On Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 Branson announced he has frozen business links with Saudi Arabia amid reports that journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been ...

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Saudi faces business backlash over Khashoggi disappearance

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is facing a backlash over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from business and media previously supportive of his reform drive, with partnerships at risk and big names boycotting a major conference this month. The crown prince, the son ...

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Media companies, journalists drop out of Saudi event after Khashoggi disappearance

NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) - Media companies are pulling out of a Saudi investment conference because of growing outrage over the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist in Turkey this month. Economist Editor-In-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes will not participate in the Future Investment ...

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Saudi delegation in Turkey for talks on missing journalist: source

Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi vanished on October 2 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain documents ahead of his marriage (AFP Photo/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH)/ Ankara (AFP) - A Saudi delegation arrived in Turkey on Friday for talks on the ...

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Saudis welcome joint Turkey probe into missing journalist

An official peers from the door of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on October 12, 2018 (AFP Photo/Yasin AKGUL)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia has welcomed a joint investigation with Turkey into the "circumstances" of the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, its official news agency ...

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Washington Post Says Turkey Has Proof Saudi Arabian Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed

(ANKARA, Turkey) — Turkey’s government has told U.S. officials it has audio and video proof that missing Saudi Arabian writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Washington Post reported Friday. The newspaper, for which Khashoggi is a columnist, ...

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The Latest: US requests report from Saudi ambassador

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on missing Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi (all times local): The United States has asked Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S. to return from a trip home with information on missing writer Jamal Khashoggi. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the ambassador ...

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