A car belonging to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was found in the Sultangazi district of the city today. The official in the clip has been named as Mustafa al-Madani, according to CNN, which said it had spoken to a senior Turkish official. Five Turkish employees of the Istanbul consulate, meanwhile, also gave testimonies to prosecutors on Monday, Turkish media reported. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters in Berlin on Sunday that she supports a freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia. Current shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has long pushed for arms sales to Saudi Arabia to be halted.

Source: Daily Mail October 22, 2018 17:20 UTC