1 week agoOn US pastor imprisoned in Turkey, for whom a court hearing is scheduled today, @statedeptspox replies to @cindysaine: "We don't have any further information" on whether he is about to be released and not aware of any such deal (as @NBCNews reported).
US state department: Saudi ambassador to US is on his way home we told him we are expecting information about Khashoggi once he returns
1 week ago"We are not certain about what happened" to @JKhashoggi, says @statedeptspox. "There is a lot of speculation and there are a ton of rumors out there."
The White House made a deal with Turkish gov to release North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson soon, NBC news reports citing American officials
1 week agoTRUMP: "Again, this took place in Turkey, and to the best of our knowledge Khashoggi is not a US citizen, is that right He's a permanent resident, okay as to whether we should stop $110b from being spent in this country, that would not be acceptable to me."
Joint Turkish-Saudi team to investigate Khashoggi disappearance upon latter's request: Turkish presidential aide
Two Turkish officials deny Trump's claim that US investigators are in Turkey to help Jamal Khashoggi probe
Turkish FM meets with Iraqi PM about relations, reconstruction
Senator Korker told Reuters: Khashoggi's disappearance is disturbing and contradicts the reforms of the Saudi crown prince
Senator Korker told Reuters on Saudi journalist disappearance: You can not kill journalists as you want
1 week agoNBC has obtained screenshots of Khashoggi Whatsapp account showing by 13.24 Istanbul time last Tuesday, the Saudi journalist was no longer reading messages. He entered the consulate 10 minutes earlier.
1 week agoTurkish investigators have heard testimony from a source who was inside the Saudi consulate at the time of Khashoggi's disappearance who claims to have heard screams and sounds of struggle
1 week ago22 Senators draft/sign letter to Trump announcing investigation under Magnitsky Act on disappearance of Saudi journalist Khashoggi . Could lead to sanctions in 120 days. Riyadh has denied all allegations.
1 week agoManbij Military Council MMC Received at least 2 Lenco BearCat from the International Coalition. This will help them patrol the area of the city and its countryside.
1 week agoThe White House statement on Jamal Khashoggi: Bolton, Kushner spoke to Saudi Crown Prince MBS yesterday; Pompeo also had a follow up call with MBS; Asking Saudis to be transparent, USG is monitoring the situation; Trump expresses desire to host Khashoggi's fiancee
Demilitarised zone around Syria's Idlib set up: Turkey
According to several reports Turkish army sends troops to support Nureddin Zengi, part of NFL, to fight HTS militants in Derrat Izza, Aleppo. Syria
Turkish Defense Minister: "In Idlib, our activities are carried out in a timely manner according to Sochi agreement for the establishment of sustainable and permanent peace in Idlib."
Ministry of Defense: "the process of removing heavy weapons from the demilitarised zone agreed in Sochiwas completed as of today,"
"Saudi journalist Khashoggi was killed within two hours of his arrival at the consulate by a team of Saudi agents, who dismembered his body with a bone saw they brought for the purpose; the order came from Saudi royal court" - a senior Turkish official to @nytimes
The Turkish authorities briefed the United States on developments in the Khashoggi case
1 week agoPolice footage detailing Saudi squad's entrance and exit from Turkey on October 2, when Jamal Khashoggi vanished from Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi's entrance, his fiancée, cars and hotel entrance and exists are in the video
Turkish TV airs video of missing writer walking into Saudi Consulate, black van leaving later for consul's home.
1 week agoFootage of the 15 Saudi people of interest arriving at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport the morning of October 2nd
Izmir's Karaburun district: The boat sank, carrying irregular immigrants, the bodies of 4 people retrieved, 1 person rescued.
Turkish newspaper names 15 Saudis in Khashoggi case
Turkish foreign minister @MevlutCavusoglu to visit Erbil.
According to @washingtonpost "Before Khashoggi's disappearance, U.S. intelligence intercepted communications of Saudi officials discussing a plan to capture him, according to a person familiar with the information."
Turkey examined 150 cameras and were unable to find footage showing missing Saudi journalist Khashoggi's exit from the consulate in Istanbul; 7 suspects who arrived from Saudi Arabia and stayed for just 3 hours during the time he was there
1 week agoBack from the Mediterranean deployment after 46 days : Empty area between SS-N-14 and RBU6000 is for SA-N-4 launchers; retracted during BSF Krivak II class frigate Pytlivy 868's transit towards the Black Sea en route to Sevastopol.
