Transparent investigation of Khashoggi case should be carried out: Egypt

Egypt on Sunday called for a transparent investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and warned against the case being used to politically exploit Saudi Arabia.

"Egypt stresses the importance of revealing the truth of what happened in a transparent investigation," its foreign ministry said in a statement.

The country said it was monitoring developments "with concern" and supported Saudi Arabia's efforts to deal with the situation, the statement said.