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Pompeo to seek update on Khashoggi murder from Saudi crown prince

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he will seek an update on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman.

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Saudi royal slams U.S. Middle East policies

Saudi Arabian Prince Turki al-Faisal, former intelligence chief and former ambassador to Washington as well as the brother of current Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal, strongly criticized U.S. policy in the Middle East during an interview with the Wall Street Journal.

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Saudi prince: Obama must be bully to get Mideast peace deal

U.S. efforts to secure an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal will fail unless President Obama himself coerces both sides into an accord, a top Saudi prince said.

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Saudis 'turn to Pakistan to train army for Syria war'

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Syria blames nationwide blackout on 'terrorists'

Syria's state-run news agency Wednesday blamed a nationwide power outage in the civil war-torn country on an attack by terrorists.

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Saudis 'mull buying nukes from Pakistan'

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Commentary: Now a pointless war?

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Saudi Arabia may get nukes if Iran does

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Saudi to Israel: Return to 1967 borders

The former Saudi ambassador to the United States says Israel must return to its pre-1967 borders as a precondition for talks with Saudi Arabia.

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Commentary: Newspeak, doublethink

There was no upside to widespread Israeli destruction in Gaza. Al-Jazeera's 24/7 coverage had a devastating psychological impact on the vast majority of Arab masses. Hamas, not the moderate Fatah section of the Palestinian movement, is now the larger political reality.

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There was certainly close liaison between the Saudi Arabian intelligence authorities and British intelligence some months ago, when information was passed to Britain about a heightened terrorist threat to London
Report: France and Saudi knew of 7/7 plans Aug 09, 2005

The number of terror suspects detained since the May (Riyadh) attacks is 600
600 Al-qaida suspects held in Saudi Oct 23, 2003

We cannot live in a situation where Iran has nuclear weapons and we don't
Saudi prince proposes oil war with Iran Jun 30, 2011

You sent Special Forces into Afghanistan on Oct. 7, less than one month after 9/11, to punish al-Qaida.
Commentary: Now a pointless war? Sep 09, 2011

We cannot live in a situation where Iran has nuclear weapons and we don't
Saudis 'eye Pakistani nukes' to face Iran Sep 15, 2011

Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud, known also as Turki Al Faisal, (born 1945) was the Director General of Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah, and subsequently served as ambassador to the United Kingdom and the United States. He is one of the founders of the King Faisal Foundation. He serves as Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. He is a member of the Saudi royal family.

He is considered the leading candidate to become the next Foreign Minister. He has become a prominent royal advocate for a Palestinian state.

He is the grandson of the late King Abdul-Aziz and is the son of the late King Faisal. He is the brother of Foreign Minister Prince Saud and Prince Khalid, Governor of the Makkah Province. He is a nephew of the present King Abdullah.

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