The cause of the standoff is this tweet by Foreign Minister of Canada. Saudi Arabia has recalled it’s ambassador to Canada and given the Canadian one 24 hours to leave Saudi.
Saudi Arabia has also suspended new trade and investment with Canada.
They have cut off economic ties
Trump amelala, we waiting for his tweets on this.
European Union wako almost kuamka. We expect them to make a big statement supporting Canada
Raif Badawi (Arabic: رائف بدوي, also transcribed Raef Badawi;[1] born 13 January 1984)[2] is a Saudi writer, dissident and activist, as well as the creator of the website Free Saudi Liberals.
Badawi was arrested in 2012 on a charge of “insulting Islam through electronic channels” and brought to court on several charges, including apostasy. In 2013 he was convicted on several charges and sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes. In 2014 his sentence was increased to 10 years in prison, 1000 lashes, and a fine. The flogging was to be carried out over 20 weeks. The first 50 lashes were administered on 9 January 2015.[3] The second flogging has been postponed more than twelve times.[4] The reason for the most recent postponement is unknown, but the previous scheduled floggings were delayed due to Badawi’s poor health.[5] Badawi is known to have hypertension, and his health has worsened since the flogging began.[6]