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REPORT – This Thursday, November 15, 2018, the German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, attends a government meeting as part of a two-day retreat of the German government in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany. According to the Foreign Minister, Berlin has banned 18 Saudi nationals from entering the Schengen zone, bordering Europe, because they would be linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo / Michael Sohn, file) The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest news on the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi (all local times):
The German government said it had suspended arms exports previously approved to Saudi Arabia because of the consequences of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Germany said a month ago that it would approve no further arms exports to Saudi Arabia, but left open what would happen with the contracts already approved.
The German Ministry of Economy oversees the authorization of arms exports. Philipp Jornitz, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said on Monday that "the German government is working with those who have valid authorizations, so that there is currently no export (d & # 39; Arms) from Germany to Saudi Arabia ".
Also on Monday, the German Foreign Minister said that Berlin had banned 18 Saudi nationals from entering the Schengen zone, bordering Europe, as they would be linked to the killing of Khashoggi. Heiko Maas said that there remained "more questions than answers".
The German Foreign Minister said that Berlin had banned 18 Saudi nationals from entering the Schengen zone, bordering Europe, as they would be linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Heiko Maas told reporters Monday in Brussels that Germany had announced the ban of the 26-country zone in close coordination with France, which is part of the Schengen area, and the Great Britain. Brittany, who did not do it.
He says "as before, there are more questions than answers in this case, with the crime itself and behind it."
Maas says the 18 Saudis are "allegedly linked to this crime" but gave no further information.
In Berlin, his office said they could not disclose the names because of the protection of German privacy.
President Donald Trump said that there was no reason to listen to a recording of the "very violent and very vicious" murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which placed him in a diplomatic stalemate: how to reprimand Riyadh for the murder that he committed ties with a close ally.
Trump, in an interview broadcast Sunday, said the audio recording, provided by the Turkish government, would not affect his response to the killing of Khashoggi, Washington Post editorialist on October 2, who had criticized the royal king saudi. family.
Trump said that he "was fully informed, there is no reason for me to hear it". Trump is expecting a full report on the situation soon.
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