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Saudi king orders gov’t reshuffle after Khashoggi fallout

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Credit to Author: aulanday| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 01:00:12 +0000

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a sweeping government reshuffle Thursday, replacing key security and political figures including the foreign minister, as the kingdom grapples with the international fallout over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. The surprise shake-up saw the appointment of new ministers of the powerful National Guard, information and education, as well as […]

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OWWA provides assistance package to repatriated OFWs from Saudi Arabia

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 08:43:48 +0000

MORE than 100 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) repatriated from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on December 8 were given financial assistance from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)….READ

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Netanyahu: Israel would hit Iran to ensure its own survival

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Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:56:44 +0000

Netanyahu: Israel would hit Iran to ensure its own survival

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would be prepared to attack inside Iran if the Jewish state’s survival was at stake.

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Saudis reject extraditions to Turkey over Khashoggi murder

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Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2018 23:44:51 +0000

Saudis reject extraditions to Turkey over Khashoggi murder

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Sunday rejected demands to extradite suspects connected to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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19 Filipinas arrested at Halloween party in Saudi Arabia ‘temporarily released’ to PH envoy

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SAUDI ARABIAN authorities on Wednesday formally turned over the 19 Filipinas (not 17 as the Department of Foreign Affairs initially reported) to Ambassador Adnan Alonto following their arrest in Riyadh…READ MORE

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Turkey seeks extradition of suspects in Khashoggi killing

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Turkey seeks extradition of suspects in Khashoggi killing

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Friday intensified its demands for Saudi Arabia to extradite 18 suspects in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a call that is likely to be met with resistance from the kingdom and could escalate tensions between the U.S.-allied regional powers.

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Leaked video shows Khashoggi ‘body double’ after killing

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Leaked video shows Khashoggi 'body double' after killing

Just hours after writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, a man strolled out of the diplomatic post apparently wearing the columnist’s clothes as part of a macabre deception to sow confusion over his fate, according to surveillance video leaked Monday.

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