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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, participates in a ceremony to launch a new warship, in Istanbul
THE Washington Post carried an article by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday in which the autocratic ruler vowed uncover the truth behind the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Mr Erdogan writes: “That, one year on, the international community still knows very little about what happened [to Mr Khashoggi] is a serious source of concern. Whether all aspects of the Saudi journalist’s death will ever come to light will determine what kind of world our children will live in.”
Since the Washington Post journalist was brutally hacked to death inside the Saudi embassy in Istanbul a year ago tomorrow, Mr Erdogan claims his administration has “adopted a policy of transparency.”
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
