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Saudis to pay price if journalist killed: US senator

Saudi Arabia will pay a "heavy price" if allegations that the kingdom killed a prominent journalist prove true, said a senior Republican senator on Monday.  Jamal Khashoggi, journalist  and  columnist for The Washington Post, has been missing since he entered the consulate in...

Egypt army says 52 suspected militants killed in Sinai

Egyptian security forces pressing a campaign against Islamist militants have killed 52 suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula in operations in which three soldiers also died, the army said Monday. The military launched a sweeping operation in February focused on the Sinai in eastern...

Turkey asks permission to search Saudi consulate: NTV

Turkey has asked for permission to search Saudi Arabia's consulate for prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing last week, broadcaster NTV said Monday. Turkish officials told Reuters over the weekend that they believed Khashoggi had been killed inside the Saudi consulate...

Khashoggi: Erdogan hopes to avoid unwanted situation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday in Ankara said that he hoped to avoid an "undesirable situation" regarding the missing Saudi journalist. Speaking to reporters following the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s consultation meeting in the Kizilcahamam district,...