UAE, Egypt and Yemen hail Saudi decisions on journalist's death

The United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Yemen on Saturday backed Saudi Arabia's statement about the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Gulf Arab state "commends directives and decisions of Saudi King Salman on the issue of Kashoggi," the official news agency WAM said on Twitter.

Saudi Arabia has said that Khashoggi, a prominent journalist, died in a fight inside its Istanbul consulate - after two weeks of denials that it had anything to do with his disappearance - and dismissed five officials over the incident.

Yemen praised decisions made by the Saudi king in relation to the death of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to the Saudi-backed government's state news agency.

"Saudi Arabia will remain a state of justice, values and principles," said Bahrain in an official statement quote by the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV.

"Egypt sees that the brave and decisive decisions and actions taken by the Saudi King over this matter align with his majesty's approach that respects the principles of law and applications of effective justice," the Egypt foreign ministry said in a statement.

It also offered its condolences to Khashoggi's family and said it was confident the investigation would reveal the truth.