Tuesday, December 24, 2019 - a podcast by TRT World

*)Saudi court sentence five to death over Khashoggi murder

Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death and three to jail over the murder of critic and journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s top two aides, thought to have played a more significant role in the killing, have been exonerated.

A UN investigator says Saudi Arabia made a “mockery” of justice by allowing the masterminds behind Khashoggi’s murder to go free.

*)Residents of NW Syria flee new regime offensive

Syrian regime forces continue to bomb Idlib, the country’s last rebel stronghold.

Syrian troops have been pushing toward the town of Maarat al Numan which lies on a highway linking Damascus with Aleppo, Syria’s largest city.

Idlib is home to 3 million civilians, and the UN has warned of the growing risk of a humanitarian catastrophe along the Turkish border.

*)Modi's party loses Indian state election amid protests

India’s ruling BJP loses control of the eastern state of Jharkhand, with an alliance of the main opposition Congress Party.

The loss in Jharkhand comes amid deadly nationwide protests triggered by a citizenship law widely seen as discriminatory against Muslims.

The law has brought thousands of people out on to the streets in opposition and more than 20 people have died in the protests.

*)Bosnia gets a government

Bosnia's lawmakers have approved a central government after a 14-month-long deadlock.

Bosnia’s three presidents — an Orthodox Serb, a Catholic Croat and a Muslim Bosniak — spent a year arguing over relations with NATO.

Prime Minister Zoran Tegeltija, a Bosnian Serb economist, took power in a deal which saw the Serbs approve a reform plan demanded by NATO.

And finally,

*)Boeing ousts CEO Dennis Muilenburg

Boeing has fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg in the wake of the two fatal crashes of its bestselling plane, the 737 Max.

Chairman David Calhoun will take over as CEO, effective January 13, 2020.

Boeing recently halted production of new 737 Max aircraft, pending recertification for service.

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