How the Saudi crown prince used oil and political cunning to overturn his pariah status
The crown prince ruler has used oil, canny diplomacy and money plans to regain global power.
Jamal Khashoggi
Lindsey Graham chatted and smiled with Saudi Arabia's crown prince, who he previously called an 'unhinged' murderer he'd never work with
Sen. Lindsey Graham appears to have dropped his calls to isolate Saudi Arabia's leader over the brutal killing of a dissident.
Trump and Kushner's Saudi ties are an ethical minefield — and Hunter Biden's a distraction, DC watchdog says
Congress should investigate what deals Trump and his son-in-law made with Mohammed bin Salman before leaving office, an ethics expert told Insider.
Washington Post publisher slams Pompeo calling Jamal Khashoggi an 'activist' in new book, fires back that CIA 'concluded Jamal was brutally murdered'
In his book, Mike Pompeo mockingly says the media portrayed Khashoggi as a "Saudi Arabian Bob Woodward" following his brutal murder.
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 state for a foreign country.
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 US officials said MBS deserves immunity.
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" on Sunday.
Bernie Sanders rebukes Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia, says the US shouldn't 'be maintaining a warm relationship with a dictatorship'
Sanders said he doesn't believe Saudi Arabia should be "rewarded with a visit" from the US president after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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 during their meeting in the kingdom, CNN reported.
Rep. Adam Schiff said Biden fist bumping MBS exemplified 'the continuing grip oil-rich autocrats have on US foreign policy in the Middle East'
During his campaign in 2020, Biden also promised to make the kingdom a "pariah" state for its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Biden said he told Mohammed bin Salman he was responsible for Jamal Khashoggi's murder when the Saudi ruler denied involvement to his face
"He basically said that he was not personally responsible for it. I indicated that I thought he was," Biden said.
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 official news agency of Saudi Arabia.
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 by the Biden administration last year.
Biden fist bumps Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at start of their first face-to-face meeting, less than 3 years after vowing to make Saudi Arabia a 'pariah' state
At a presidential primary debate in 2019, Biden promised to make Saudi Arabia "pay the price, and make them in fact the pariah that they are."
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 a news conference in Israel.
DC renames the street in front of Saudi Arabia's US embassy 'Jamal Khashoggi Way' to troll the oil-rich kingdom
Wednesday's ceremony comes a month before President Joe Biden is slated to head to Saudi Arabia on what critics say is a controversial trip.
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 business with MBS," a veteran diplomat told Insider.
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 the pariah that they are."
Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée says Biden's expected meeting with the Saudi crown prince is 'horribly upsetting' to her and all 'supporters of freedom and justice'
Biden pledged to recalibrate the US-Saudi relationship over Khashoggi's brutal murder, but the oil crisis sparked by the Russia-Ukraine war has changed his stance.
Turkey's president is visiting Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2018, showing he's moved on from Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder for good
In 2018, Erdogan accused Saudi Arabia of killing Jamal Khashoggi. He now appears to be trying to patch up relations with the kingdom.