Saudi National Assembly Party (NAAS) welcomes CIA report on Khashoggi killing
A file photo dated May 6, 2018 shows prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, Turkey [Omar Shagaleh/Anadolu Agency] February 27, 2021 at 12:24 pm
The National Assembly Party (NAAS) welcomes the decision of the US administration to release the unclassified CIA report on the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Congress. We also welcome the public engagement of the US administration with the Saudi government to promote respect for human rights and the release of several political prisoners. We always call for involving the Saudi public through civil society institutions in the diaspora, academics and activists, in matters that concern the future of our country. Inside Saudi Arabia, there is an unprecedented and unlawful campaign of arrests, arbitrary detention, travel bans, and intimidation against reputable community leaders, journalists, human rights activists, religious reform
No smoking gun, We are all Mohammed bin Salman, say Saudi crown prince supporters - World
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By Aziz El Yaakoubi
DUBAI, Feb 26 (Reuters) - No smoking gun, pro-government Saudi commentators concluded in response to a U.S. intelligence assessment that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had approved the operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
A few minutes after the report was released, many Saudis flooded Twitter with the hashtag saying, We are all Mohammed bin Salman.
Rights groups called for tough action.
Saudi Arabia, one of Washington s closest Arab allies, officially dismissed what it called the negative, false and unacceptable assessment in the report pertaining to the kingdom s leadership , according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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It is premature to rule out democratic change in Saudi Arabia, the co-founder of a Saudi Arabia opposition party in exile has said.
The National Assembly Party s Prof Madawi Al-Rasheed told Hardtalk s Stephen Sackur: All change in the whole world, drastic change, starts with an idea by brave people who are willing to sacrifice their life and endanger their families who are living in Saudi Arabia.
The party aims to institute democracy as a form of government in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Prof Al-Rasheed is a visiting professor at the LSE s Middle East Centre.