ISLAMABAD – As a protest to killing the Saudi critic journalist, HarvardUniversity has canceled a speech by Turki al-Faisal, former Saudiambassador to Washington and former Saudi Arabia’s security andintelligence chief.

Al-Faisal’s speech was scheduled to take place this week at Belfer Centerfor Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School atHarvard University.

Al-Faisal, who was Saudi Arabia’s security and intelligence chief between1977 and 2001, told the American news website, the Daily Beast, ‘I gotnotice … this may not be the right time for you to come and lecture becauseof the Khashoggi affair.’

Over the past years, the Saudi prince has attended Harvard University formore than 15 times to partake in conferences and to deliver lectures.

Slaying Jamal Khashoogi has triggered a reaction from Riyadh’s allies, withmany countries and international organizations denouncing the Saudi rulersand urging a thorough investigation into the case, thus turning the issueinto a crisis for Saudi Arabia.