Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Turkey on Wednesday for the first time since the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he looks to end years of international isolation ahead of a trip by President Biden to the kingdom.
Mr. Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi leadership, was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by men close to Prince Mohammed. The U.S. intelligence community concluded that the prince likely ordered the killing of the Washington Post columnist. The Saudi government initially denied the incident but later acknowledged that government officials carried out the killing and said the crown prince wasn’t personally involved.
The murder evoked international condemnation of Saudi Arabia and led countries and businesses around the world to shun the crown prince and his government.
Now, major world leaders are once again beginning to embrace Prince Mohammed, who runs Saudi Arabia’s daily affairs on behalf of his aging father, King Salman. Next month, Mr. Biden is set to visit the kingdom to meet Prince Mohammed, having previously refused to deal with him directly as U.S.-Saudi relations sunk to their lowest point in decades.
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