by John M. Curtis | Oct 15, 2018
Since the Oct. 2 disappearance of 59-year-old Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudis have denied any involvement in his death. Saudi officials have said Khashoggi left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, despite no video record of his departure. Now that...
by John M. Curtis | Oct 14, 2018
Saudi Arabia threatened the world economy if the United States questioned what happened to 59-year-old Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi after disappearing Oct. 2 from the Saudi consulate in Instabul. Media reports indicate that Khashoggi was assassinated by...
by John M. Curtis | Oct 13, 2018
Rebounding from a two-day 1,400-point plunge, the Dow Jones Industrials Average rose 1.15% or 287 points to 25,239. What was clear from the opening bell, when the Dow opened 350 points higher, then lost all its gains by midday, only to rebound again minutes from the...
by John M. Curtis | Oct 12, 2018
Released from a Turkish prison, 50-year-old Presbyterian pastor Andrew Brunson returned temporarily to his coastal home in Ismir, Turkey after arrested shortly after the failed July 15, 2016 Turkish coup. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan essentially declared...
by John M. Curtis | Oct 11, 2018
Disappearing Oct. 2 from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, 59-year-old Saudi Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is feared dead, killed by a 15-man assassination squad from Riyadh. While Saudi authorities deny any involvement in Khashoggi’s death, the Turkish...