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Opinion | There Was Blood: Investors Should Reject Saudi-Aramco's Blood-Money Public Offering
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 7:00am | 354Read More...This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Benzinga editorial board. On Oct. 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident, was murdered and dismembered with a bonesaw at the Turkish Embassy in Istanbul by a Saudi assassination team known as “Tiger...
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'Boycott Uber' Trends After CEO Calls Khashoggi's Murder A 'Mistake'
Monday, November 11, 2019 - 11:16pm | 554Read More...Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) is facing calls for a boycott after its CEO called the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “mistake” by the Saudi Arabian government in an interview with Axios on HBO on Sunday. What Happened “I think that government said...
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DoJ Says 2 Former Twitter Employees Spied On Critics Of Saudi Crown
Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 9:53am | 472Read More...The U.S. Justice Department has charged two former Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) employees with spying on Saudi Arabian dissidents. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday the pair collaborated with a Saudi national to pass user information to Saudi officials. “The criminal complaint unsealed today...
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Roman Reigns, WWE's Top Star, Takes Leave Of Absence After Leukemia Diagnosis
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 1:19pm | 560Read More...World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) fans received some sad news Monday night, when top performer Roman Reigns, whose real name is Joe Anoa’i, announced on "Raw" that he will be leaving the company to undergo treatment for leukemia. Reigns was adamant he will return to...
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10 Companies Distancing Themselves From Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 12:47pm | 863Read More...Journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul Oct. 2 to obtain documents for his upcoming wedding and hasn't been seen since. Khashoggi is highly critical of Saudi Arabia and has authored articles calling out the kingdom and its officials. Saudi Arabia...
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Heavy Is The Crown: WWE's Saudi Arabia Problem
Monday, October 15, 2018 - 4:26pm | 1363Read More...Tensions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are extremely high after Turkey accused the kingdom of murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. With President Donald Trump and the Saudi government exchanging barbs over Khashoggi's disappearance, the fate of the...
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Saudi Arabia Mixes Oil, Politics After Journalist's Disappearance Strains US Ties
Monday, October 15, 2018 - 10:38am | 842Read More...ISHARES Tr/MSCI SAUDI ARABIA E (NYSE: KSA) and the United States Oil Fund LP (NYSE: USO) dropped Monday after Saudi Arabia threatened the U.S. with “stronger” retaliation if sanctioned for the disappearance of Washington Post columnist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi,...
