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Will Saudi Arabia ever reveal who ordered Khashoggi’s killing?

Turkey says it has shared audio recordings of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder with a number of countries.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to put the pressure on Saudi Arabia to reveal who ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul.

Erdogan says Turkey has shared audio recordings of the journalist’s last moments with the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

The leaders of those countries have come together in France to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Erdogan discussed the issue in Paris with US President Donald Trump in Paris and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Erdogan has previously said that he believes the order to kill Khashoggi came from the highest levels of the Saudi government.

Will the pressure be enough to make Riyadh budge?

Presenter: Richelle Carey

Guests:

Luciano Zaccara – assistant professor of Gulf politics at the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University

Matthew Bryza – former White House official, non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

Selva Tor – professor of political science and international relations at Koc University, Turkey