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    Saudi Arabia celebrates as Trump gives Riyadh a pass in journalist's killing; outrage follows elsewhere

    by Nabih Bulos and Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Nov 22, 2018 4 minutes

    AMMAN, Jordan - "To the whole world ... Saudi Arabia first."

    So read the front page of Okaz Online, the Saudi daily newspaper's website, published hours after President Donald Trump issued what amounted to a pass for Riyadh on Tuesday over the slaying and dismemberment of Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi.

    Trump's statement - which excoriated Iran, exaggerated Saudi Arabia's U.S. investments and only mentioned Khashoggi's killing in the fifth paragraph - was celebrated in the kingdom.

    In the 633-word statement, Trump cast doubt on the CIA's reported high degree of confidence that Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin

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