Saudi Crown Prince breaks his silence

A "big surprise" promised a Saudi diplomat before the appearance of MBS, as the crown prince in Saudi Arabia calls him. It was then, at least in part, that the crown prince entered the investor conference stage in Riyadh in the late afternoon. The killing of Khashoggi in early October was a heinous act, said the Crown Prince. "The crime is painful for all of Saudi Arabia and I think it is painful for all the peoples of the world." Nothing can justify the crime. Saudi justice will take all necessary measures and bring those responsible to justice. Critics should hardly convince this, told the strong man to the court so clear that he did not see himself in the blame. Instead, he has distanced himself from the alleged perpetrators.

Nice words for Erdogan

The real surprise was what MBS said about Turkey and its president. The Crown Prince hailed the cooperation between Turkish and Saudi investigators – and Erdogan's. As long as his father, King Salman, and Erdogan were in power, the two countries would work together. Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Turkey is unique today. The responsibility for the current tensions he has entrusted to unnamed third parties, as is the case in the Middle East, when governments want to silence their differences. "Many are trying to take advantage of this painful case to create a gap between Saudi Arabia and Turkey." Saudi Arabia gives a king named Salman ibn Abd al-Aziz and Turkey a president named Erdogan. "

If it was not a murder, but a match, you could say: points win for 33 years. In Turkey, commentators surrounding the Turkish presidential palace did not hide that Erdogan was using the investigation to murder his young rivals to kneel in the Sunni battle. Instead of engaging in an open exchange with Erdogan, MBS launched its attacks in a vacuum. It is possible that the phone call that MBS and Erdogan had on the eve of the Crown Prince's show contributed to it. But that a new friendship is born with that can be questioned.

The consequences for the investigation in the murder case were not clear at first. Erdogan reiterated Wednesday the announcement of the day before that Turkey would not rest until it was completely cleared. Although he has enumerated many indications in his speech to the Turkish parliament, he remains guilty of allegations of planned crime. This proof is supposed to provide sound recordings. It also could have heard CIA chief Gina Haspel, the government bill "Sabah" reported on Wednesday. Reel went to Ankara on Tuesday, returning to Washington to teach US President Donald Trump and his deputy Mike Pence.

Trump is impatient

Despite requests from the Saudi court to do its part in the Enlightenment, Riyadh has not given more details since the weekend. Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Sunday acknowledged the killing of Khashoggi. Eighteen suspects were arrested and deposed five senior officials, including two confidants of the Crown Prince. The court has not yet specified who is the "collaborator" who allegedly took Khashoggi's body. Turkish investigators announced Wednesday that they wanted to search a well at the consulate.

Even Trump seems to be tired of the Saudi game at the hour. Trump even spoke of execution and called the Saudi information policy "the worst cover-ups ever". He also made MBS directly accountable for the first time. Although he wants to make the crown prince believe that he was not responsible for the act, he finally has a say, said Trump in an interview with the Wall Street Journal . Washington has imposed a visa ban on the killing of 21 Saudis, London has followed suit and has placed 18 Saudis on the blacklist.