U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Saudi capital Riyadh to seek an update into the investigation of the death of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a statement on Friday by the U.S. Department of State.
Pompeo will also visit Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait as part of his Jan. 8 to Jan. 15 trip, the department said in a statement.