Middle East News

See who’s saying what on the Middle East and how different sections of the Press approach the same story.

Jeremy Hunt refuses demands for British boycott on arms sales to Saudi Arabia following Jamal Khashoggi killing in the Daily Mirror

Saudi hit squad leader ‘called crown prince’s office’ after Khashoggi death in The Times

Turkey’s Erdogan to reveal ‘naked truth’ of Jamal Khashoggi murder as Saudi Arabia opens ‘Davos in the Desert’ summit in The Telegraph

Crown Prince bin Salman ‘spoke to Khashoggi by phone to ask him to return to Riyadh MINUTES before’ he was murdered by hit squad – as footage emerges of ‘Saudi officials burning documents at Istanbul consulate a day later’ in the Daily Mail

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancée given 24-hour police protection amid growing safety concerns in the Daily Express

Turkey’s Erdogan to deliver major statement over journalist’s killing at Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate in The Independent

BRING ME THE HEAD OF THE DOG’ How Saudi Crown Prince aide ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s murder via Skype as journalist’s severed fingers ‘sent back to royal as trophy’ in The Sun

MPs pile pressure on Hunt to cut ties with Saudis over Khashoggi killing saying it’s ‘hard to imagine what crime’ Gulf kingdom would need to commit to earn rebuke from Britain in the Daily Mail

Angela Merkel to halt Saudi arms sales after Jamal Khashoggi’s death in The Times

Germany to HALT arms sales to Saudi Arabia in wake of Jamal Khashoggi death in the Daily Express

Britain, France and Germany issue joint statement on Saudi Arabia and the death of Jamal Khashoggi in the Daily Mirror

Jamal Khashoggi death: give us the facts, western countries tell Saudis in The Guardian

UK, France and Germany ‘urgently’ demand clarification of ‘exactly what happened’ in Saudi consulate in The Independent

UK, France and Germany demand ‘facts’ from Saudi Arabia over killing of Jamal Khashoggi in The Telegraph

‘What’s the big deal?’ Saudi Crown Prince ‘is shocked by murder backlash’ and even asked Trump’s son-in-law ‘why the outrage’ amid claims Khashoggi died from ‘chokehold’ to stop him calling for help in the Daily Mail

Gaza on fire: At least 130 Palestinians are shot as protesters storm the Israeli border, ripping down barbed wire and launching bomb-laden balloons in the Daily Mail

Saudi Arabia finally admits Jamal Khashoggi died in their consulate but claim it was a ‘FISTFIGHT’ and Trump says it’s CREDIBLE: 18 arrested, five intelligence officers fired but regime will not say where journalist’s missing body is in the Daily Mail

Jamal Khashoggi latest: Donald Trump BELIEVES Saudi ‘FIST FIGHT’ murder explanation in the Daily Express

Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia account of Jamal Khashoggi death is ‘credible’ in the Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabaia admits Jamal Khashoggi was killed in fight at consulate in The Telegraph

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