Saudi investment forum opens under haze of Khashoggi’s death

Future Investment Initiative participants

A high-profile economic forum in Saudi Arabia began on Tuesday in Riyadh, the kingdom’s first major event on the world stage since the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul earlier this month.

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Leaked video shows Khashoggi ‘body double’ after killing

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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Saudi Arabia, Canada row over jailed activists escalates

Saudi Arabia, Canada row over jailed activists escalates

Saudi Arabia and Canada on Monday showed no signs of backing down in an escalating row over human rights, after Riyadh abruptly cut ties over Ottawa’s vigorous calls for the release of activists jailed in the kingdom.

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