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A year on, MBS 'gets pass from world leaders' on Khashoggi murder

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Weeks after journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom's crown prince attended the G20 summit in Argentina to an apparent cool reception. During the official family photo, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who faced allegations of ordering the October 2, 2018, killing, stood at the far edge of the group portrait.  Largely ignored by the leaders of the world's largest economies, he exited the stage quickly afterwards, without stopping to speak to the others. "Saudi Crown Prince sidelined in G20 family photo", "A bro-shake with Putin, a talking-to from Macron: The Saudi prince's less-than-royal treatment at the G-20", read some of the headlines after the November summit. The leaders of France, Canada and the United Kingdom, meanwhile, said they pressed for an investigation into Khashoggi's killing during their separate meetings with Prince Mohammed, who denies any knowledge of the murd

Britain calls for dialogue in Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute

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Britain has called on Kenya and Somalia to resolve the maritime border dispute amicably and called for the adoption of dialogue as a means to resolve the standoff. British High Commissioner to Kenya Jane Marriot who spoke during a meeting with Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto said that it was remarkable that President Uhuru Kenyatta met with his Somalia counterpart Mohammed Farmajo in the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York last week to explore ways of resolving the problem. “Dialogue between Kenya and Somalia on how to solve the maritime dispute is important. This is why the step taken by President Kenyatta to meet with his Somalia counterpart during the United Nations General Assembly was impressive,” said Ms Marriot. The High Commissioner, at the same time, assured Kenya that her country will share information on any possible security threat in the country before taking any action on travel advisories. Ms Marriot was