Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected the US' report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman for approving the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling the assessment false

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018, according to a declassified US report

Besides the five sentenced to death, three have been given prison sentences, while three others, including the former deputy chief of intelligence Ahmed al-Asiri, have been exonerated

The United States "encouraged Saudi Arabia to undertake a fair and transparent judicial process"

The CIA has reportedly concluded that the prince, who controls all major levers of power in the Saudi government, likely ordered the killing

A report by a UN human rights expert, said there was "credible evidence" linking the crown prince to the murder and an attempted cover up