This is an entry from: LIVE: Erdogan says Turkey has evidence Khashoggi murder was premeditated
CIA director heads to Turkey and other overnight updates
23 October 2018 14:28 BST
Good Morning from MEE staff in London. As we wait for Turkish President Erdogan's speech - now delayed until 11:45am local time/9:45am BST - here are some developments overnight on the Khashoggi case:
- CIA Director Gina Haspel will reportedly travel to Turkey as the investigation into Khashoggi's killing continues. It is not immediately clear what she will be doing
- Despite pulling out of the Future Investment Initiative conference which begins today, US Treasury Steven Mnuchin met on Monday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh and reportedly discussed Khashoggi
- A source close to Erdogan told the New York Times that Saudi Prince Khaled bin Faisal offered the Turkish president "a package of inducements for Turkey to drop the case". Erdogan rejected the offer, according to the source
- Saoud al-Qahtani, a top aide to MBS, directed Khashoggi's killing at the Saudi consulate over Skype and reportedly said 'Bring me the head of the dog', a Turkish source told Reuters