国际英语资讯:U.S. Senate to get briefing on Saudi Arabia next week: report
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 24-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="media">media</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> "<span word="all">all</span>-<span word="senators">senators</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="convened">convened</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="recess">recess</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="political">political</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="participate">participate</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Riyadh">Riyadh</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="Jamal">Jamal</span> <span word="Khashoggi">Khashoggi</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="Khashoggi">Khashoggi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Khashoggi">Khashoggi</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="brawl">brawl</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Prosecution">Prosecution</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> 18 <span word="Saudis">Saudis</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killing">killing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Khashoggi">Khashoggi</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="suspending">suspending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanctioning">sanctioning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="military">military</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>.</p>
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