Visit to Saudi Arabia: Joe Biden warns against acts of violence against government critics

The US President has met the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince. He blamed Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US President Joe Biden said he warned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of future acts of violence against government critics at their meeting in Jeddah. He made it clear to the heir to the throne that another act like the murder of journalist and government critic Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018 would result in a "response" from the United States, said Biden after his consultations with bin Salman in the Saudi Arabian port city. Khashoggi 's murder was "at the top" of the topics of conversation, the US President said. Khashoggi disappeared from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. Later it turned out that he was murdered by a special commando. He had published opinion pieces from the United States that criticized the crown prince. According to US intelligence, bin Salman authorized the murder. Biden Proclaims In Israel Th...