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- Saudi Arabia has expelled Canada’s ambassador and frozen all new trade and investment with Ottawa over an escalating dispute centered on jailed human rights activists.
- The feud appears to have begun on Friday, when Global Affairs Canada tweeted that it was “gravely concerned” about a new wave of arrests in the Kingdom targeting women’s rights activists.
- In response, Saudi Arabia issued a fiery statement and gave Canada’s ambassador 24 hours to leave the country.
- Saudi Arabia has come under scrutiny in recent months for arresting several prominent women’s rights activists just weeks before lifting its longstanding ban on women drivers.
Saudi Arabia has expelled Canada’s ambassador and frozen all trade and investment with Ottawa over an escalating dispute centered on jailed human rights activists.
The feud appears to have begun on Friday, when Global Affairs Canada tweeted that it was “gravely concerned” about a new wave of arrests of women’s rights activists in the Kingdom. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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