This is an entry from: LIVE: Erdogan says Turkey has evidence Khashoggi murder was premeditated
Quick catch-up of what's happened this morning
23 October 2018 12:59 BST
It's midday here in London. Here's a quick wrap of what's happened on the Khashoggi case this morning:
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave his much anticipated speech to a parliamentary committee this morning. While he didn't disclose any new evidence, he formalised many of the details that have been leaked to media outlets in recent weeks, called for the 15 Saudis suspects to be tried in Turkey and said that Khashoggi was a victim of a premeditated and gruesome murder
- Turkish pro-government newspaper Sabah has released a new report suggesting that the attache to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul - who it identifies as the main Saudi intelligence official operating there - was the main orchestrator behind Khashoggi's killing
- Saudi's Future Investment Initiative conference - the 'Davos in the Desert' - started in Riyadh, but without many of the key figures set to attend. MbS had been scheduled to speak, but was not among speakers on the official schedule. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son was the latest executive to pull out of speaking at the conference
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia is aware of Saudi Arabia’s stance that the royal family was not connected to the murder of Khashoggi. Other matters, he said, are for investigators