U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he will call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to discuss the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"We’re going to find out what happened with respect to the terrible situation in Turkey having to do with Saudi Arabia and the reporter," said Trump, speaking to the press in Ohio ahead of a campaign rally.
He said he would be calling King Salman “at some point," without elaborating.
Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, and fears have grown that he has been killed by Riyadh.
The Washington Post, which Khashoggi was a columnist for, reported earlier this week that the U.S. intercepted the communications of Saudi officials which allegedly indicated that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman ordered an operation to detain Khashoggi.
Trump said that many countries were "looking very hard and fast" at what happened. "A lot of people are looking to find out because it is potentially a really, really terrible situation."
On the same day Khashoggi arrived at the consulate, 15 Saudis, including several officials, arrived in Istanbul on two planes and visited the consulate while Khashoggi was inside, police sources said. All of the identified individuals have since left Turkey.
Saudi authorities have yet to give a clear explanation of Khashoggi’s fate, while several countries -- particularly Turkey, the U.S. and the UK -- have expressed their desire that the matter should be elucidated as soon as possible.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he was "extremely worried" by the disappearance of veteran Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and would speak on the issue with Saudi and Turkish leaders in the coming days."I am waiting for the truth and complete clarity to be established ", Macron said in an interview with France 24 television. "What's been mentioned is serious, very serious (...) France wants everything to be done so that we have all the truth on this case of which the first elements are extremely worrying."He said he would take a stance on the issue once the facts were clear and that he would discuss the matter with the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. CNBC pulls out of Saudi conference over KhashoggiSaudi Consulate in Istanbul bustles with activityUN urges Saudi Arabia to release women rights defendersSaudi delegation arrives in Ankara for Khashoggi probe
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CNBC cable news network added its name on Friday to the growing list of media companies that have pulled out of a Saudi investment conference this month, citing the disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi."CNBC will no longer participate in the FII in Riyadh due to the continuing questions surrounding the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi," it said in a Twitter post.CNBC will no longer participate in the FII in Riyadh due to the continuing questions surrounding the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.— CNBC (@CNBC) 12 Ekim 2018 
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France's foreign ministry said on Friday that it had asked Saudi Arabian authorities to provide transparent and detailed answers over the fate of veteran Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after he disappeared in Turkey."The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul ... has raised serious questions about his fate. France asks that the facts be clearly established and that all those who can contribute to the truth fully contribute to it," Foreign ministry spokeswoman Agnes Von der Muhll said in a statement."This is the message we passed to Saudi authorities. The charges brought against them require that they be transparent and provide a complete and detailed response."Germany urges Riyadh to cooperate on missing journalistTurkish security forces to dig up Istanbul sites in search of Khashoggi remainsSaudi delegation arrives in Ankara for Khashoggi probeTurkey has recordings proving Khashoggi was killed inside Saudi consulate: Washington PostTrump: Khashoggi disappearance no reason to stop Saudi investments
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