Samar Badawi

• ‘I’m in shock:’ The first 24 hours of the Saudi-Canada tweet feud left Canadians reeling

  Canadian officials had no idea what hit them.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2018
  
• EXCLUSIVE: Canada spent months on Saudi diplomacy before embassy suggested tweet behind firestorm

  But it appears it was the arrest of Samar Badawi that specifically prompted the Canadian embassy in Riyadh to recommend the government tweet out its concern.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2018
  
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• Saudi journalist Khashoggi — reported killed in Turkey — slammed Saudi rulers over Canada spat, Yemen war

  "Instead of lashing out at Canada, shouldn't we ask why peace-loving Canada has turned against us?" Jamal Khashoggi wrote in one of many columns critical of his native Saudi Arabia.

  World

  Oct 7, 2018
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• Saudi Arabia lets doctors stay in Canada until September

  Hundreds of Saudi doctors and residents will be permitted to remain in Canada until the end of the month, giving hospitals a few weeks to cope with their abrupt departure, Canadian health officials said.

  Politics

  Aug 8, 2018
• Will London be impacted by the Saudi Arabia-Canada feud?

  A London-based defence electronics company might be impacted by Saudi Arabia's decision to suspend trade agreements with Canada.

  Economy

  Aug 7, 2018
• Amnesty International calls for global unity with Canada against Saudi Arabia

  "It shows the real colours of the regime, and the international community should toughen its tone against the Saudi government."

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2018
• Arab states back Saudi Arabia in expelling Canadian ambassador over human rights dispute

  Several Arab states have jumped at the chance to support Saudi Arabia in a recent diplomatic spat with Canada, after its criticism of the ultraconservative kingdom's arrest of women's rights activists.

  Politics

  Aug 6, 2018
• Saudi Arabia cancels educational exchange programs after spat with Canada

  Saudi Arabia has suspended an educational exchange program with Canada, according to foreign media reports.

  World

  Aug 6, 2018
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• Saudi Arabia expels Canada’s ambassador, freezes trade with Ottawa

  Saudi Arabia has asked Canada's ambassador to leave the country within 24 hours, two days after Canada criticized the arrest of women's rights and human rights activists in the Arab kingdom.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2018