The Foreign Ministries of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait expressed support for Saudi Arabia's rejection of a U.S. intelligence report on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Saturday.

In their statements respectively, the UAE's foreign ministry "expressed its confidence in and support for the Saudi judiciary rulings, which affirm the kingdom's commitment to implementing the law in a transparent and impartial manner, and holding all those involved in this case accountable." Bahrain foreign ministry "expresses its rejection of anything that would undermine the sovereignty of Saudi Arabia." Kuwait's foreign ministry said Saudi Arabia plays an important role regionally and internationally in its rejection of violence and extremism.

A declassified U.S. intelligence report released on Friday assessed that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved an operation to "capture or kill" Khashoggi in 2018, which was "completely rejected " by the government of Saudi Arabia, saying the report contained "inaccurate information and conclusions."