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”Force the Saudi government to make available Mubarak Mohammed al-Otaibi, the consul-general, who was in his office at the time of the murder. Otaibi was present during Khashoggi’s murder but apparently did not take part.”https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/in-the-aftermath-of-khashoggis-murder-saudi-arabia-enters-a-dangerous-period …

What irked Turkish investigators most was the Saudi prosecutor’s interest in accessing Jamal Khashoggi’s cellphones. “It seemed that they were looking for his contacts and who he spoke to. We are afraid that Khashoggi’s friends would be in danger.”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkeys-prosecutor-warns-no-one-can-avoid-responsibility-for-khashoggi-killing/2018/11/01/79ae9fe8-dd41-11e8-8bac-bfe01fcdc3a6_story.html …

“Two Saudi sisters found dead along the banks of the Hudson River had made statements they would rather kill themselves than return to Saudi Arabia, the New York Police Department said its detectives had learned”https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/02/us/saudi-sisters-new-york-hudson-river-friday/index.html …

U.S. Issues Eight Oil Waivers Before Iran Sanctions Kick Back In https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-02/u-s-says-eight-governments-to-get-waivers-on-iran-oil-sanctions … Waivers are being given only in cases where importers have made “important moves” toward shunning Iranian oil entirely

#Erdogan, from the Sublime Porte has put Crown Prince #MohammadbinSalman in the crosshair. He is hoping the ailing King Salman will be forced to remove his son who has nothing sublime about him. https://wapo.st/2zjX7la  #JusticeForJamal

Can America patch up Kurdish-Arab squabbling in north #Syria? ISIS killed over Arab fighters near Deir ez-Zor & the Arabs blame the Kurdish leadership of the U.S. sponsored Forces. "Collective Resignations From the Deir ez-Zor Military Council" #Syriahttp://syrianobserver.com/EN/News/34996 

In Washington Post op-ed, Turkish president stresses he does not believe 'for a second' that King Salman had ordered 'the hit' on the fierce critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanhttps://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/order-to-kill-khashoggi-came-from-highest-levels-of-saudi-government-says-erdogan-1.6615940 …

As Trump announces new "toughest ever" #Iran sanctions, my report from Tehran on how a children's cancer charity already feels the pinch: 17,500 patients, yet out of four crucial medicines due to strict banking rules. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2018/1029/In-Iran-US-sanctions-are-being-felt-with-harsher-measures-to-come … via @csmonitor

Trump administration grants temporary waivers to eight countries to allow them to continue importing some Iranian oil. - by Keith Johnsonhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/02/us-to-allow-some-iranian-oil-sales-for-now-waivers-jcpoa/ …

Turkey sanctions relief could disincentivize Ankara from releasing several other American prisoners and Turks locally employed by US consular facilities. @Brykharris_ALMhttp://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/11/intel-turkey-sanctions-relief-prisoners-brunson.html#ixzz5Vi0gOy4P …

#Turkish officials have complained that #SaudiArabia is failing to fully cooperate - @aylajeanhttp://almon.co/34ny 

Pétrole iranien : la #Turquie parmi les pays bénéficiant d'une dérogation américainehttps://olj.me/1141806 

Le 2 novembre 2013, deux journalistes de RFI Ghislaine Dupont et Claude Verlon, en mission à Kidal au nord du Mali, étaient enlevés et tués par leurs ravisseurs. Cinq ans après, la lumière n'a toujours pas été faite...http://rfi.my/3Hle.T  via @RFI

Japanese journalist kidnapped in Syria says he was held by Free Syrian Army militias and traded about and tortured - some militias were better than others - defends going to war zone. https://www.yahoo.com/news/japanese-journalist-kidnapped-syria-defends-going-warzone-091959346.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw … via @YahooNews

Pompeo says 'handful more weeks' before U.S. responds to Khashoggi killinghttps://reut.rs/2yLDuTH