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After killing, Saudi Arabia’s formidable PR machine shows cracks

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When the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001 by 19 hijackers — 15 of them from Saudi Arabia — the kingdom switched into lobbying overdrive, determined to preserve a critical relationship. After devoting well over $100 million to influencing Washington, the oil-rich state is facing a […]

Saudi writer saw Turkey as base for a new Middle East

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ISTANBUL — Friends say Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was a proud Arab who wanted to set up a base in his ancestral homeland of Turkey, contributing to the growing community of exiled Arabs who have taken refuge there. For Khashoggi, a history lover, the growing Arab community and […]

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