U.S. President Joe Biden's decision not to sanction Saudi Arabia's crown prince over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder has frustrated campaigners, underscoring Washington's delicate balancing act as it seeks to avoid a diplomatic rupture. Washington on Friday released a long-delayed intelligence report that accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving…
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US in delicate balancing act as Saudi prince spared sanctions
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27th February, 2021 05:47:07
US President Joe Biden s decision not to sanction Saudi Arabia s crown prince over journalist Jamal Khashoggi s murder has frustrated campaigners, underscoring Washington s delicate balancing act as it seeks to avoid a diplomatic rupture.
Washington on Friday released a long-delayed intelligence report that accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving Khashoggi s 2018 murder in Istanbul, drawing a rebuke from Riyadh, which strongly rejected the assessment.
The public censure of the prince and a slew of US sanctions on dozens of Saudi officials marks a sharp departure from the policy of former president Donald Trump, who sought to shield the kingdom s de facto ruler.
President Biden on Friday stopped short of announcing any punitive measures against Saudi Arabia's crown prince despite the release of an intelligence report linking the Kingdom's day-to-day ruler to the grisly killing of a U.S-based journalist..
Saturday, 27 Feb 2021 09:56 PM MYT
File photo of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Reuters pic
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RIYADH, Feb 27 US President Joe Biden’s decision not to sanction Saudi Arabia’s crown prince over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder has frustrated campaigners, underscoring Washington’s delicate balancing act as it seeks to avoid a diplomatic rupture.
Washington yesterday released a long-delayed intelligence report that accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving Khashoggi’s 2018 murder in Istanbul, drawing a rebuke from Riyadh, which strongly rejected the assessment.