Credit: Wikipedia: Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES WASHINGTON – PENTAGON – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conferred with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Wednesday to stress U.S. commitment to assisting Riyadh defend its territory and people,
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / Discussion of PBS FRONTLINE’s “The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia” at the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan, NY Oct. 30, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, also known as
Credit: Gary Raynaldo / ©Diplomatic Times / United Nations Special Rapporteur on Summary Executions, Dr. Agnes Callamard, speaks at press conference at UN world headquarters New York Oct. 25, 2019. By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – NEW YORK – Agnes Callamard, the
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Slain dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi By Gary Raynaldo / DIPLOMATIC TIMES UNITED NATIONS – In a damning report, a UN-appointed independent investigator said on Wednesday that responsibility for the killing of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi lies with “high-level officials” of
Credit: wikipedia commons / Jamal Khashoggi By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Saudi Arabia seriously curtailed and undermined Turkey’s investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a U.N. human rights expert said in preliminary report released Thursday. U.N. Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard said the evidence showed
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Pressure is mounting on President Trump and Saudi Arabia after a damning CIA report implicated the Kingdom’s Crown Prince in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. According to the Washington Post, the CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES President Trump’s top diplomat Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was all smiles with a look of determination on his face as he met with members of Saudi Arabia’s leadership Tuesday. Pompeo was dispatched to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s