Two top lobbying firms are dropping Saudi Arabia as a client, the latest moves by U.S. businesses to distance themselves from Riyadh amid the disappearance and suspected murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

A spokesman for BGR told The Hill on Monday that the Washington-based lobbying firm "is no longer working for Saudi Arabia."

The Washington Post and Politico both reported on Monday that the Glover Park Group will no longer represent the kingdom, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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The Glover Park Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

Last week, another major lobbying firm, the Harber Group, also dropped Saudi Arabia.

Khashoggi, a Post columnist, was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Turkish authorities say officials working on behalf of the Saudi government murdered Khashoggi and likely dismembered him on the premises, and multiple U.S. lawmakers have said that evidence points to Saudi Arabia being complicit in the murder.

A growing number of companies and corporate executives have also withdrawn from an upcoming finance conference in Saudi Arabia amid Khashoggi’s disappearance.

Organizations that have withdrawn include the World Bank, The New York Times, Bloomberg, CNBC and Uber. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, KKR executive David Petraeus and Ford Motor Chairman Bill Ford are among the executives who will no longer attend.

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