Saudi Arabia's state airline will suspend all flights to and from Toronto starting next week, amid a intensifying diplomatic row between the two countries following Canada's refusal to back down from comments in defense of human rights inside the Kingdom.
In her first public response to Saudi Arabia's actions Monday, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said, "Canada will always stand up for the protection of human rights, including women's rights and freedom of expression around the world."
The statement comes after Riyadh announced the expulsion of the Canadian ambassador and freezing of all new trade and investment with Canada, although it remained unclear to what extent the decision would impact the pre-exisiting multibillion-dollar economic relationship between Ottawa and Riyadh.
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