7 Ways That Saudi Arabia Has Tried To Hurt Canada During Massive Feud So Far

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Pakistan backs Saudi Arabia in diplomatic tussle with Canada

Web Desk On Aug 10, 2018
Saudi Arabia Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. Picture source: AP


ISLAMABAD: Making no secret of support to its ‘decades-long’ partner, Pakistan has said that it backs Saudi Arabia in its row with Canada, and that it stands by the Saudi Kingdom in protecting its sovereignty.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammed Faisal has said that Pakistan was following with immense concern the “crisis” in relations between Saudi Arabia and Canada, and also that Pakistan, “places on record its solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

“We fully agree with the statement of the OIC secretary-general that Saudi Arabia enjoys immense respect at the regional and international level as it does among the people of Pakistan.”

Dr. Faisal said that Pakistan always supported the sovereignty of states and the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, adding that both these aspects are enshrined in the UN Charter and are among the basic tenets of international law as well as the foundation of peaceful and friendly inter-state relations.

“Pakistan stands by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in protecting its sovereignty as a matter of principle and based on the historic and brotherly relations between our two countries,” Dr. Faisal added.

What’s going on between Saudi Arabia and Canada
Saudia Arabia and Canada have been embroiled in a diplomatic row ever since Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland posted a demand for the Saudi government to release women-rights activist Samar Badawi on social media.

Saudi Arabia, angered by Canada’s demand last week that jailed activists in the kingdom be freed immediately, expelled the Canadian ambassador, blocked imports of Canadian grain and ended state-backed educational and medical programs in Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared to extend an olive branch on Wednesday, saying he would keep pressing Saudi Arabia on civil liberties but also saying the Gulf Arab state had made some progress on human rights.

The Saudi Ambassador to Canada said in an interview with al Arabiya television on Thursday that Trudeau’s comments were positive, but more needed to be done.

The dispute has threatened to undermine Riyadh’s foreign investment drive, a campaign already unsettled by a series of assertive political and diplomatic initiatives by the top oil exporter.

The Financial Times reported that the Saudi central bank and state pension funds had told their overseas asset managers to sell their Canadian equities, bonds and cash holdings.

Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir two days ago ruled out any mediation efforts and said the kingdom was considering taking more measures against Canada for interfering in Saudi Arabia’s domestic affairs.
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Totally agree the so called activist is Saudi version of Tarik Fateh and his wife is an anti Pakistan cunt

https://twitter.com/x/status/1020131407526539264

https://twitter.com/x/status/969999999240110080

@django @PakSword @BHarwana @RealNapster

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/pakistan-backs-saudi-arabia-in-diplomatic-tussle-with-canada.571952/

I once supported the right of Badawi to criticize the system, religion etc. in public as long is it occurred peacefully (constructive dissident work in other words) but after having looked at the Twitter account of his wife (Ensaf Haider) that is a Canadian citizen nowadays and the many lies that she is parroting against KSA, Arabs, Islam and in general Muslim world/non-West, my conclusion is that her likes are nothing more than "useful idiots" for Western governments to use as an excuse to meddle into the sovereign affairs of independent countries and covering under "human rights" to have their interests best served at the expanse of KSA as a country and the people. Because at a time where KSA has made great reforms for the better, it would be better to praise those many reforms and voice constructive criticism. Not doing it over freaking Twitter and not before knowing all the details.

I agree KSA is a wealthy and influential nation. Their PIF sovereign fund has made some strategic investments around the world. Their services sector is growing rapidly. I can understand your optimism.

But Oil remains the backbone of the economy. You have seen how oil prices fluctuate with even minor changes to demand or supply. Lets see how Saudi Arabia transitions its economy. It will be a major challenge.

KSA is also located 31st worldwide in the Nature Index of 2016. The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

https://www.natureindex.com/annual-tables/2017/country/all

Best performing Muslim nation.

Related article (in the highly respected Nature) published 2.5 years ago;

https://www.nature.com/articles/532S13a

Saudi Arabian universities (with the highest ranks overall of any other regional country):

http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings-2017/Saudi-Arabia.html

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1180431/saudi-arabia

The future is very bright.

Which is exactly why Saudi Vision 2030 has been implemented and non-oil/gas sectors are booming.

http://vision2030.gov.sa/en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Vision_2030

 

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Saudi Arabia is going all out to cut ties with Canada.

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James Gaughan · 2 hours ago
If you’ve somehow missed it Canada has apparently pissed off Saudi Arabia by raising the country’s terrible human rights record.

Saudi Arabia has responded with a number of measures against Canada since our Foreign Affairs department of government raised the issue.

READ ALSO: Saudia Arabia Is Expelling Their Canadian Ambassador And Freezing Trade With Canada Over This Tweet

Here’s a look at how the Saudis have attempted to hurt Canada so far.

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1. Expelled Ambassador

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#Statement | The KSA announces the summoning of the ambassador of the Kingdom of #SaudiArabia to #Canada.


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#Statement | We consider the Canadian ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia persona non grata and order him to leave within the next 24 hours.

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Saudi Arabia kicked the Canadian ambassador out of the country because of a tweet sent out through the Canadian government condemning the treatment of human-rights activists in the kingdom. It also recalled its own envoy to Canada as well.


2. Recalling Students

@uoftembedded via

Saudi Arabia has also announced that it iswithdrawing all the students from it who are currently studying in Canada. It plans to move them to schools in either the UK or the United States which have similar systems to Canada. Over 15,000 Saudis study in Canada currently and their loss likely means the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.


3. Cancelling flights

@aircanadaembedded via

As of August 13th, all flights from the kingdom and Toronto will be cancelled, making it much harder for people to travel between the two countries.


4. Stopping Healthcare

@helenfitproembedded via

Just today Saudi Arabia announced that it is stopping all medical treatment of its citizens in Canada and will begin the process of moving them out of the country.


5. Trade Freeze

@hapaglloydagembedded via

Saudi Arabia has also announced recently that it is going to be freezing all new trade with Canada. It has also stopped new investments being made in this country by it. Trade between Canada and the kingdom was about $4 billion dollars last year, largely owing to Canada selling the Saudis weapons and combat vehicles in a controversial deal.


6. Selling Off Mandate

@shellvpriceembedded via

As part of its plan to stop investing in Canada and to try and hurt the Canadian economy the kingdoms central bank has ordered people to sell off their Canadian investments “no matter what the cost.” Stocks in Canadian markets fell yesterday in part to a massive sell-off by an unknown investor.


7. International Support

Via Wikimedia Commons

Saudi Arabia has had a whole host of countries come out and support its position in this ongoing dispute including, Russia, Egypt, The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Palestinian. Many of Canada’s allies, including the United States, have stayed silent on the issue.

I think enough with unnecessary heated actions on both side. Now things should be normalised. Pakistan can mediate.

 

[Zibago]

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/pakistan-backs-saudi-arabia-in-diplomatic-tussle-with-canada.571952/

I once supported the right of Badawi to criticize the system, religion etc. in public as long is it occurred peacefully (constructive dissident work in other words) but after having looked at the Twitter account of his wife (Ensaf Haider) that is a Canadian citizen nowadays and the many lies that she is parroting against KSA, Arabs, Islam and in general Muslim world/non-West, my conclusion is that her likes are nothing more than "useful idiots" for Western governments to use as an excuse to meddle into the sovereign affairs of independent countries and covering under "human rights" to have their interests best served at the expanse of KSA as a country and the people. Because at a time where KSA has made great reforms for the better, it would be better to praise those many reforms and voice constructive criticism. Not doing it over freaking Twitter and not before knowing all the details.

KSA is also located 31st worldwide in the Nature Index of 2016. The 2017 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

https://www.natureindex.com/annual-tables/2017/country/all

Best performing Muslim nation.

Related article (in the highly respected Nature) published 2.5 years ago;

https://www.nature.com/articles/532S13a

Saudi Arabian universities (with the highest ranks overall of any other regional country):

http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings-2017/Saudi-Arabia.html

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1180431/saudi-arabia

The future is very bright.

Which is exactly why Saudi Vision 2030 has been implemented and non-oil/gas sectors are booming.

http://vision2030.gov.sa/en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Vision_2030

She, Ayan Ali Hirsi, Tarik Fateh and that fake of peace are tools of the alt reich
Being a critic and a house niggah are two different things

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

She, Ayan Ali Hirsi, Tarik Fateh and that fake of peace are tools of the alt reich
Being a critic and a house niggah are two different things

You can add Adnan Sami to that list also. Apparently he’s a Hindu now.

 

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RIYADH (AFP) -

Saudi Arabia has sought to tame critics with an aggressive foreign policy, but a deadly air raid in Yemen following an acrimonious spat with Canada will only amplify international pressure on the kingdom, analysts say.

An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen on Thursday, killing dozens of what aid groups said were school children, with the United States and United Nations both calling for an investigation.

The coalition insisted Huthi rebel combatants were aboard the bus, but international media have photographed dazed and bloodied children flooding into hospitals struggling to cope with a three-year conflict that the UN has dubbed the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

"The war is becoming increasingly unpopular with the international community, including in the US Congress," Sigurd Neubauer, a Middle East analyst in Washington, told AFP.

"(This) attack has unfortunately become the norm and not the exception."

The coalition has repeatedly been accused of striking civilians in Yemen since it launched an intervention in 2015 to try to restore the internationally recognised government after the Iran-backed Shiite Huthi rebels drove it out of the capital Sanaa.

The coalition called Thursday's strike a "legitimate military action" in response to a rebel missile attack on Saudi Arabia's southern Jizan city a day earlier that resulted in the death of a Yemeni national.

But that did not quell the outpouring of global condemnation.

"NO EXCUSES ANYMORE!!" tweeted Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF's regional director in the Middle East and North Africa.

"Does the world really need more innocent children's lives to stop the cruel war on children in Yemen?"

Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, tweeted: "Grotesque, shameful, indignant. Blatant disregard for rules of war when bus carrying innocent school children is fair game for attack."

- 'Shutting the door to criticism' -

The bombing raid, part of an intervention that reflects Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's increasingly assertive foreign policy, follows the kingdom's diplomatic rupture with Canada earlier this week.

Saudi Arabia expelled Canada's ambassador, recalled its own envoy and froze all new trade and investments after Ottawa publicly demanded the "immediate release" of rights campaigners jailed in the kingdom.

A furious Riyadh also moved to pull out thousands of Saudi students from Canadian universities, state airline Saudia suspended flights to Toronto, and the kingdom pledged to stop all medical treatment programmes in Canada.

The Saudi reaction could impinge on the kingdom's efforts to attract badly needed foreign investment to fund its ambitious reform plan to pivot the economy away from oil, experts say.

The move illustrates how the oil-rich kingdom is unwilling to brook any criticism ?- foreign or domestic -? under its young crown prince.

"The top leadership is not particularly concerned with Canada's global influence," said analysis firm Eurasia Group.

"Instead, it is interested in shutting the door to broader criticism, also from European countries, and on other issues in the future."

But Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has refused to back down and asserted that his country will continue to speak out on human rights.

Saudi officials privately insist that respect for cultural sensitivities and closed-door diplomatic engagement is a more effective approach than public denunciations of the kingdom.

- Growing discontent -

Canada is quietly consulting Germany and Sweden -- targets of previous Saudi backlashes for calling out the kingdom over human rights abuses -? to help resolve the row, according to a government source.

Canada also plans to reach out to regional heavyweight the United Arab Emirates and to Britain, which has strong historical ties to Saudi Arabia.

Canada has expressed disappointment that Western powers including the US ?- which has provided arms worth billions of dollars to the Saudi-led coalition -- did not publicly support Ottawa.

"Absent a strong US voice (under President Donald Trump) on human rights and democratic values, Arab leaders have become less willing to tolerate Western advice on either political reform of governance," said the Eurasia Group.

But the developments this week could complicate Riyadh's relationship with Washington.

"President Trump has made relations with Saudi Arabia a central aspect of his approach to the Middle East. But discontent against Saudi Arabia in the US Congress is growing," Perry Cammack, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told AFP.

"There is a real possibility that (the) Congress could move to constrain in a meaningful way the US military's involvement in the Yemen war."

The row with Canada has also shone an uncomfortable spotlight on its European allies.

"The failure of Western allies to rally around Canada in its dispute with Saudi Arabia risks luring the kingdom into a false belief that economic sanctions will shield it from, if not reverse mounting criticism of its human rights record and conduct of the war in Yemen," said James Dorsey, a fellow at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.