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Gulf ally UAE hails Saudi reponse on Khashoggi
ABU DHABI, Oct 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Gulf ally the United Arab Emirates on
Saturday hailed Saudi Arabia for its response to the death of critic Jamal
Khashoggi, who was killed inside the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate.
“The United Arab Emirates welcomes the decisions and the directives by
King Salman,” regarding the Khashoggi affair, state news agency WAM said.
Earlier on Saturday, Riyadh announced the arrest of 18 Saudis and the
sacking of two top aides of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as part of its
probe into the killing.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1612 hrs