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| Khashoggi murder: CIA chief Haspel 'to brief Congress' | Khashoggi murder: CIA chief Haspel 'to brief Congress' |
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| The head of the CIA will now brief Congress on Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, US media say. | The head of the CIA will now brief Congress on Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, US media say. |
| They say Gina Haspel is to talk to Senate leaders leaders on Tuesday. | |
| She was absent from last week's briefing by the secretaries of state and defence, angering some in Congress. | She was absent from last week's briefing by the secretaries of state and defence, angering some in Congress. |
| Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. US media have reported that the CIA has concluded Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "probably ordered" the killing. | Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. US media have reported that the CIA has concluded Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "probably ordered" the killing. |
| The Saudis have charged 11 people but deny that the crown prince was involved. | The Saudis have charged 11 people but deny that the crown prince was involved. |
| US media reports say the CIA has evidence he exchanged messages with Saud al-Qahtani, who allegedly oversaw the murder. | US media reports say the CIA has evidence he exchanged messages with Saud al-Qahtani, who allegedly oversaw the murder. |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis had told senators last week there was no direct evidence of the crown prince's involvement. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis had told senators last week there was no direct evidence of the crown prince's involvement. |
| President Donald Trump has said the CIA findings on the crown prince were not conclusive. On 20 November he said: "It could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event - maybe he did and maybe he didn't." | President Donald Trump has said the CIA findings on the crown prince were not conclusive. On 20 November he said: "It could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event - maybe he did and maybe he didn't." |
| Gina Haspel is also reportedly angry about the leak of the CIA findings to the media. | Gina Haspel is also reportedly angry about the leak of the CIA findings to the media. |
| The CIA has not commented on the reports of Tuesday's briefing. | The CIA has not commented on the reports of Tuesday's briefing. |
| Who was Jamal Khashoggi? | Who was Jamal Khashoggi? |
| As a prominent journalist, he covered major stories including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the rise of Osama Bin Laden for various Saudi news organisations. | As a prominent journalist, he covered major stories including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the rise of Osama Bin Laden for various Saudi news organisations. |
| For decades he was close to the Saudi royal family and also served as an adviser to the government. | For decades he was close to the Saudi royal family and also served as an adviser to the government. |
| But he fell out of favour and went into self-imposed exile in the US last year. From there, he wrote a monthly column in the Washington Post in which he criticised the policies of Mohammed bin Salman. | But he fell out of favour and went into self-imposed exile in the US last year. From there, he wrote a monthly column in the Washington Post in which he criticised the policies of Mohammed bin Salman. |