Despite opening cinema, entertainment complex, international film festivals, allowing women to drive, Saudi Arabia has seen 82% jump in executions since King Salman and his son came to power in 2015
Saudi Arabia s western business ties soured in 2018, following U.S. intelligence that its crown prince ordered the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in October 2018 by Saudi agents in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an operation which US intelligence believed was ordered by Prince Mohammed.
Jamal Khashoggi was killed by Saudi agents in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in an operation which U.S. intelligence believed was ordered by Prince Mohammed, who has been the kingdom's de facto ruler for several years.