US Secretary of State to meet Saudi Arabia’s king

Mike Pompeo is in Saudi Arabia at the moment (16 October 2018) to meet King Salman, in regards to the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Mr. Khashoggi was last seen at the Saudi Arabia embassy in Istanbul where Turkish police believe he was murdered.

King Salman has denied any knowledge of the journalists disappearance and repeated this to President Trump in a telephone conversation yesterday.

Some media reports, however, are now suggesting that a further statement of clarification with be forthcoming from the Saudi leadership in a matter of days.