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Headline Roundup August 10th, 2018

Saudi Arabia Retaliates Against Canada for Criticizing Human Rights Violations

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian ambassador and froze trade between the two countries after Canada demanded the Saudis release jailed civil rights activists. Canada has since asked allies for help in resolving the dispute, but the U.S. State Department has stated it will not get involved.

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Saudi Arabia Is a Brutal Human-Rights Violator — and Trump Appreciates That
Saudi Arabia Is a Brutal Human-Rights Violator — and Trump Appreciates That

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It wasn’t so long ago that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia was doing the rounds of various American muckety-mucks in business, politics, and pop culture.

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U.S. staying out of Saudi-Canada spat, but aware of human rights concerns
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The State Department sought for a second day to avoid inflaming a spiraling diplomatic row between Saudi Arabia and Canada Tuesday, calling on both sides to sort out their differences over a delicate human rights dispute.

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Canada PM says will press Saudi Arabia on rights, offers olive branch
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he would keep pressing Saudi Arabia on civil liberties amid a major diplomatic dispute but also offered an apparent olive branch, saying the kingdom had made some progress on human rights.

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