Administration says talks between US president and crown prince deemed responsible for murder of journalist will have 'significant deliverables' in the Middle East region

Strategic interests in oil and security pushing White House to rethink president's stance, pledged during election, to make royal family 'pariah' over journalist's death

Erdogan hopes 'to launch a new era' in bilateral ties with Gulf country, following years of tensions following dissident's assassination

Relations between the two countries soured after Saudi agents allegedly killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018

Two-day trip comes after Turkish court ruled to halt trial in absentia of 26 Saudi suspects linked to the gruesome murder

Fiancee of murdered Saudi critic vows to appeal decision, which comes as Ankara seeks to curry favor with regional rivals amid economic crisis

Request comes as Ankara tries to normalize relationship with Riyadh, which reached an all-time low following journalist's grisly killing in Istanbul

Shalev Hulio says firm has disconnected Pegasus spyware 7 times over misuse; denies it was used against Macron, or in Khashoggi murder: ‘I sleep soundly at night. NSO here to stay'

NYT says with Pegasus permit not renewed after Khashoggi murder, Mohammed bin Salman phoned then-PM to have matter sorted, in return for opening airspace to Israeli flights

Citizen Lab group asserts that the Israeli spyware was placed on Hanan Elatr's phone while she was being interrogated at the Dubai Airport by UAE officials