Moreover, the Senate also unanimously backed a resolution blaming Bin Salman for Khashoggi murder. The rare move comes in defiance to President Donald Trump who has maintained support for his Saudi friends ever since the outbreak of Khashoggi’s case in October. He reiterated support for Bin Salman in statements to Reuters. Most Republicans supported the military alliance between the US and Saudi Arabia until the Khashoggi case came along. Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Ambassador to the US, praised efforts of the UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths to reach this agreement as “an important step towards restoring the sovereignty and independence of Yemen,” the Saudi News Agency reported.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 16, 2018 10:30 UTC