Dread gives way to relief in Riyadh as Erdoğan holds fire

Khashoggi murder continues to cast a shadow as investment conference gets under way

They stared straight at each other, seemingly locked in the moment: the bereaved, Salah Khashoggi, had eyes of cold sorrow while the man offering condolences, Mohammed bin Salman, gazed back at him with steely focus.

In the gilded office of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, the eldest son of the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi reached out his hand on Tuesday to a man whom many believe was responsible for the murder. A cameraman busily recorded the moment as a family elder stood nearby.

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