On last leg of regional trip, Mohammed bin Salman to meet Turkish president Erdogan in effort to repair relations following slaying of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul

Reporter was killed in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in 2018; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Riyadh in April

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

Egyptian dissident says journalist was afraid after call from royal court's one-time media czar Saud al-Qahtani, who is charged with orchestrating the murder

Move comes amid reported concern in Amman over Turkish influence at the site and elsewhere in East Jerusalem

Analysts say the announcement effectively grants clemency to five convicts on death row; relatives have denied reports they were paid off by authorities

Mohammed bin Salman apparently aims his criticism at Turkey, ties with which have come under strain since the brutal killing of the journalist in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul