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Salah Khashoggi met the Crown Prince in Riyadh, during a seemingly staged meeting
The eldest son of the murdered Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, arrived in the United States from Saudi Arabia, along with members of his family.
Salah Khashoggi had never been able to leave Saudi Arabia because of his father's criticism of the rulers.
He was photographed Tuesday and received condolences from the Saudi de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Jamal Khashoggi was murdered at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago.
The Saudi prosecutor said Thursday that the murder was premeditated. The Saudi authorities have also accused rogue agents while Riyad was struggling to provide a credible explanation of how Jamal Khashoggi had achieved his goal.
At first, Saudi Arabia was maintaining the journalist, who resided in the United States and had collaborated with the Washington Post, had left the building "unscathed" on October 2 – after being killed during the summer. ;a fight.
The Turkish investigators, speaking unofficially, said that the Crown Prince should know what was going on. Riyad denies playing a role in death.
Salah Khashoggi briefly shook hands with Crown Prince Mohammed and kicked off what many see as a cold stare at the seemingly staged meeting on Tuesday.
Some suggest that the meeting would have been the price to pay to leave the country.
A US spokesman said that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had told Saudi leaders that he hoped that Salah Khashoggi, a dual nationality citizen, could return to the United States and that he would be able to return to the United States. he is "delighted" that he has authorized it.
What does the CIA do?
The director of the CIA, Gina Haspel, went to Turkey to be informed by the investigators. Upon her return, she informed President Donald Trump on Thursday.
No details were revealed, but the media reported that during the visit to Turkey, Ms. Haspel had heard audio recordings that, according to the investigators, captured the murder.
Mr. Pompeo was also at the White House with Mrs. Haspel.
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Gina Haspel visited Turkey this week
On Wednesday, Turkish newspaper Sabah said that she had listened to audio recordings of Khashoggi's interrogation and death, without giving details about the content or how the audio had been got.
Sources quoted by the Washington Post and the Reuters news agency have subsequently confirmed this information.
A person "familiar with audio" told the Washington Post that it was "convincing".
What happened in Saudi Arabia?
The Saudi public prosecutor quoted by state television said the killing was premeditated.
Suspects were questioned following information provided by a Saudi-Turkish joint team, the paper said.
The Saudi news agency said on Thursday that Crown Prince Mohammed had chaired the first meeting of a committee to reform the state's intelligence services, created after Khashoggi's death.
Last week, Saudi Arabia sacked two of the prince's top advisers and arrested 18 people.
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Saudi Arabia denied that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the assassination
On Wednesday, Crown Prince Mohammed pledged to punish those responsible for the murder.
What is the last of the survey?
There is still no sign of the body.
Turkish news agency Anadolu said Thursday that 38 staff members of the consulate in Istanbul were interviewed as witnesses.
The focus has been on a well in the garden of the Saudi consulate building.
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Khashoggi was last seen alive in the consulate of Saudi Arabia almost three weeks ago
On Tuesday, contradictory information was exchanged as to whether Jamal Khashoggi's property had been found in suitcases in a Saudi diplomatic car.
This week, Turkish President Erdogan said that Turkey had solid evidence of the journalist's murder in a premeditated and "savage" killing and asked that the suspects be tried in Istanbul.
What is Donald Trump's line?
The case has put a strain on Saudi Arabia's relations with the United States and other allies.
On Tuesday, the US president announced his strongest criticisms to date against the Saudi government and suggested to the crown prince to know what was happening.
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He told The Wall Street Journal: "Well, Prince [Mohammed bin Salman] directs things there even more at this point. He runs things and so if anyone would do it, it would be him. "
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Earlier, he said: "They had a very bad original concept, it was poorly executed and the concealment was the worst of the history of cover-ups."
The United States revokes the visas of those responsible for killing Khashoggi.
