Saudi Arabia expels Canadian Ambassador over Human Rights Detainees

[MVike28]

Saudi channel Al Arabiya reporting on poor jail conditions in Canada

Pettiest nation in the world outside of Israel

 

[BoBurnz]

Yes yes because what will help a country facing a crippling demographics crisis is taking the already minimal trained and educated future workforce of the nation and making them even more undertrained and uneducated.

This surely will end well.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Saudi channel Al Arabiya reporting on poor jail conditions in Canada

the audacity...

 

[Trajan]

MBS tryna build an alternate reality where Saudi is a powerful independent actor, that doesnt cowtow to the West. Seeing the jingoistic language they are using, its clear these moves are aimed at a domestic audience. Nothing like a foreign target, with "plots" to interfere in internal affairs to circle around the flag.


They can afford to do with Canada because the ties are limited, and the few dealings they do have (defence, education) will have alternative sellers in the West. Very amateurish diplomacy on display. The country is supposedly transitioning from an oil economy, and to do so they will need foreign investment. No one is investing in a country this unpredictable and impulsive on their policy actions.

They were also beefing in 2012 . KSA likes to flex on less powerful Western nations.It's their MO to recall ambassador, cancel visas and make life difficult for the citizens of that country in KSA.

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And like you said it goes down well in KSA, esp among the citizens less exposed to outside news, materials, books etc. They literally believe they're big dogs. The students who've returned home after studying abroad for years are

 

[EndDomination]

And those students can't complain about this or else they will be thrown in jail too like Badawi.

They were getting free-tuition and room and board, most will probably just sit out and the Sauds will send them to American public schools

 

[EndDomination]

MBS tryna build an alternate reality where Saudi is a powerful independent actor, that doesnt cowtow to the West. Seeing the jingoistic language they are using, its clear these moves are aimed at a domestic audience. Nothing like a foreign target, with "plots" to interfere in internal affairs to circle around the flag.


They can afford to do with Canada because the ties are limited, and the few dealings they do have (defence, education) will have alternative sellers in the West. Very amateurish diplomacy on display. The country is supposedly transitioning from an oil economy, and to do so they will need foreign investment. No one is investing in a country this unpredictable and impulsive on their policy actions.

I assumed their own foreign investment was going to be what was footing their diversification, and they'd just use their underemployed youth population and bring in a bunch of Libyan and Algerian engineers.

 

[Trajan]

they'd just use their underemployed youth

 

[Broke Wave]

I’m no Canadian nationalist but these Royal family clowns are irritating me with this. Canada did what they’ve always done before any western nation on earth which is have a rigid stance on human rights and call out human rights violations (Except Israel of course)

They can’t get insolent about Canada calling them out and not even defend the point and simply deflect to some childish bullshyt. It shows how poorly run they are as a nation.

 

[88m3]

I’m no Canadian nationalist but these Royal family clowns are irritating me with this. Canada did what they’ve always done before any western nation on earth which is have a rigid stance on human rights and call out human rights violations (Except Israel of course)

They can’t get insolent about Canada calling them out and not even defend the point and simply deflect to some childish bullshyt. It shows how poorly run they are as a nation.

Exactly

 

[African Peasant]

Canada is going to fall back.

MBS got that TRUMP - NETANYAHU connect.

 

[thatrapsfan]

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Theyre selling off all their Canadian assets. Theyre going all out on this. Im afraid Canada is going to have to kiss the ring.

 

[MVike28]

I hope their oil runs out in my lifetime

 

[thatrapsfan]

Saudi offical govt account tweets all students have to withdraw and return home by end of the month.

Student in Canada replies go back to Saudi how, im defending my PHD thesis in two months


Pro Govt troll responds who do you think you are Newton? Come back home and work as technician in a mobile repair shop, Ill help you out

 

[MVike28]

Saudi offical govt account tweets all students have to withdraw and return home by end of the month.

Student in Canada replies go back to Saudi how, im defending my PHD thesis in two months


Pro Govt troll responds who do you think you are Newton? Come back home and work as technician in a mobile repair shop, Ill help you out

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

I’m no Canadian nationalist but these Royal family clowns are irritating me with this. Canada did what they’ve always done before any western nation on earth which is have a rigid stance on human rights and call out human rights violations (Except Israel of course)

They can’t get insolent about Canada calling them out and not even defend the point and simply deflect to some childish bullshyt. It shows how poorly run they are as a nation.

Canadians are nice but they're not pushovers. Canadians also have long memories. This will end badly for the Saudis at the end of the day.