Saudi Arabia has finally confirmed that journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who first vanished two weeks ago, was murdered.
Mr Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 to get marriage documents while his fiancee waited for him outside.
Saudi Arabia had initially denied any knowledge of Mr Khashoggi's whereabouts and insisted he had left the building alive.
But on Friday officials for the kingdom said Mr Khashoggi, who wrote for the Washington Post and was a critic of the Saudi government, said he had died after a "fist fight" at the consulate before describing his death on Monday as murder.
Last week it had emerged that a seven-minute audio recording of his death captured his final moments in which he was allegedly tortured and dismembered while still alive inside the consulate.
Pressure is still growing on Saudi Arabia to give a full explanation of what happened to Mr Khashoggi.
Here's what we know so far
Mr Khashoggi, born in Medina in October 1958, was an author and former editor of Al-Arab News Channel and newspaper Al Watan.
He was the nephew of arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, who became known for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal of 1985-1987.
The 59-year-old was a leading critic of crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman, and fled Saudi Arabia in June last year.
A US resident, he started writing for the Washington Post as a columnist in September last year.
What happened?
Mr Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
He had gone to finalise paperwork so he could marry his Turkish fiancée Hatice Cengiz.
She was outside and says she did not see him leave. Mr Khashoggi is believed to have been killed during the visit.
Turkish officials say police searching the consulate found evidence Mr Khashoggi was killed there.
They say they believe a 15-member Saudi "assassination squad" killed Mr Khashoggi at the consulate, but has yet to publish any evidence of him being killed.
Authorities are believed to have a seven-minute audio recording of him screaming as he was being allegedly interrogated, tortured and dismembered.
Pro-government newspaper said Mr Khashoggi's fingers were severed during the interrogation and he died within minutes.
Saudi Arabia denied allegations he was murdered and his body cut up, describing them as at the time as "baseless".
The Gulf country also dismissed accusations Mr Khashoggi was murdered by a hit squad inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul as “lies” and that they had nothing to do with his disappearance.
Donald Trump also appeared to move to the defence of Saudi Arabia, saying the Gulf state was being treated as "guilty until proven innocent", and said the king had no knowledge of what happened.
The US president wrote online: "Just spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of whatever may have happened “to our Saudi Arabian citizen.”
But on Friday Saudi Arabia finally admitted its agents had killed Mr Khashoggi after he entered the consulate, saying he had died after a "fist fight".
The kingdom denies that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman or King Salma were involved.
Trump said he was "not satisfied" with this account of Mr Khashoggi's death and added sanctions were possible - but stopped short of halting an arms deal.
On Monday the country's foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir described Mr Khashoggi's death as murder and blamed it on a "rogue operation".
What now?
Pressure is growing on Saudi Arabia to explain what happened to Mr Khashoggi after he walked into the consulate days ago.
The country's Consul General in Istanbul, Mohammad al-Otaibi, has been sacked and placed under investigation over Mr Khashoggi's alleged torture and murder.
Mr al-Otaibi fled Turkey after the alleged killing.
The development came as world leaders intensified pressure on Riyadh over Mr Khashoggi's disappearance, as a “frequent companion” of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was named in reports as a possible suspect.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and his G7 counterparts said they were “very troubled” by the case of the missing dissident journalist and insisted those responsible must be held to account.
The kingdom said 18 suspects are now in custody and that intelligence officials have been fired.
Mr al-Jubeir said Saudi Arabia was determined to find out all the facts and "to punish those who are responsible for this murder".
Mr Khashoggi's fiancee has reportedly been given 24-hour police protection.
The UK, France and Germany have issued a joint statement on Mr Khashoggi's death, saying there is an "urgent need for clarification" on what happened.
Turkish officials have vowed to reveal all details about how he was killed in due course.
