Turkish President Erdogan began a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, part of an easing of tensions between the rival Middle Eastern powers
they have previously shunned for years amid uncertainty over the Biden administration’s commitment to the region following the U.S.’s abrupt withdrawal from Afghanistan last summer and its sharpened focus on China.
Turkish-Saudi tensions have historical precedents: In the 19th century, Turkey’s Ottoman forebears clashed with the ancestors of Saudi Arabia’s modern founder. More recently, Ankara has opposed Riyadh and its Arab allies in a struggle for influence within the Middle East, in part due to clashing visions of the region following the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings.
Human-rights groups have warned that the Turkish court’s decision to refer the Khashoggi case to authorities in Saudi Arabia, where a separate trial sentenced eight lower-level officials to prison over the killing, would end hopes of accountability in the case and stop key evidence from becoming public. Mr. Khashoggi’s remains have never been found.
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