Saudi Arabia has expelled Canada’s ambassador in Riyadh over what officials called “blatant interference in the Kingdom’s domestic affairs,” state media said Sunday.

The Canadian ambassador has been declared a persona non grata and has been given 24 hours to leave the country, the Saudi Press Agency statement added.

According to a statement released to the official Saudi Press Agency by the Foreign Ministry, authorities
gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave the country and recalled its own ambassador to Canada.

The Saudi ministry had been briefed that the Canadian foreign ministry and the Canadian embassy urged
the Saudi authorities to “immediately release” civil rights activists, the ministry said.

Canadian foreign ministry officials were not available for an immediate comment on Sunday.

Last Wednesday, Human Rights Watch said Saudi Arabia had arrested women’s rights activists Samar Badawi
and Nassima al-Sadah, the latest two to be swept up in a government crackdown on activists, clerics
and journalists.

More than a dozen women’s rights activists have been targeted since May.

On Friday, Canada said it was “gravely concerned” about the arrests of civil society and women’s rights
activists in Saudi Arabia, including Badawi, the sister of jailed dissident blogger Raif Badawi.

“We urge the Saudi authorities to immediately release them and all other peaceful human rights, activists,”
Global Affairs Canada said on its Twitter feed.

Raif Badawi’s wife Ensaf Haidar lives in Canada and recently became a Canadian citizen.

Most of those arrested campaigned for the right to drive and an end to the country’s male guardianship system,
which requires women to obtain the consent of a male relative for major decisions.

The Saudi statement said it confirmed its commitment to refrain from intervening in the internal matters of
other countries, including Canada, and in return rejected any intervention in its domestic affairs and
internal relations with its citizens.

“Any further step from the Canadian side in that direction will be considered as the acknowledgement of our right
to interfere in the Canadian domestic affairs,” the statement said.

In 2014, the Canadian unit of U.S. weapons maker General Dynamics Corp won a contract worth up to
13 billion dollars to build light-armoured vehicles for Saudi Arabia, in what Ottawa said at the time
was the largest advanced manufacturing export win in Canadian history.

(Reuters/NAN)

http://www.24hoursreporter.com/2018/08/06/saudi-arabia-expels-canadas-ambassador-for-interference-in-domestic-affairs/

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2019 sai Baba

Why must they do that.

Hmmmm! That's a country that works. A country that doesn't tolerate shit. Indians for Nigeria here done turn themselves to God. Wish country governments can be swapped. We should just swap Saudi Arabia government for just 2 months. But, which country would want Nigeria corrupt system of government in their country sef. I just tire!

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The Saudi statement said it confirmed its commitment to refrain from intervening in the internal matters of
other countries, including Canada, and in return rejected any intervention in its domestic affairs and
internal relations with its citizens.

So, other countries should keep shut while you oppress your people? That's barbaric, hellish, infernal, brutish, villainous, heinous, vile, inhuman, and fiendish

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Buhunwari no get future ooooo

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That is a country with guts, not Nigeria

Expel all of them

Canada, mind your business now.

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i like Saudi crown prince

and yet we cant expel our politicians for bribery and corruption

The tyrannical and barbaric kingdom.

Terrorists.

adewumiopeyemi:
Am sowi for saudi Arabia imigrant in canada.na to deport them back.. I trust Canada they no go waste time fast... Vice versa.

How many Saudi immigrants dey hustle for Canada, u think say na Naija abi? Saudi people are very rich and there's a fair all- round distribution of wealth.

adewumiopeyemi:
Am sowi for saudi Arabia imigrant in canada.na to deport them back.. I trust Canada they no go waste time fast... Vice versa.

Oga how many Saudi citizens can u see around? They are OK with their country.

Canadian citizen is involved.

Human rights that Saudi has been breaking since 1900s.. It's when their citizen is involved that they will make noise. Abegi

All I need now is a visa to Canada. That's why I'm here

When are we going to expel that British ambassador to Nigeria.

When will naija have this kind of power over the developed countries of this world?

Mohammed will need a special day created for his own judgement day
He can't be judged on the same day with all of us
He needs a special court to handle his case

What did he did to them now?

notoriousbabe:
What did he did to them now?

Ooo M G

Ekwe!