Saudi Arabia and Canada have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations almost five years after Riyadh downgraded ties with Ottawa over criticism of the kingdom’s human rights record.
The rapprochement comes after a series of overtures by Saudi Arabia to settle disputes that marked the first few years of day-to-day ruler Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rise in government, as Riyadh now focuses on its economic reform plans and attracting foreign investments.
The feud with Ottawa was sparked in 2018 after Canada’s embassy in Riyadh wrote a Twitter post in Arabic criticising the detention of activists.
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