The Absher app has been heavily criticised by a number of American politicians
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Absher app
Saudi defends app allowing men to monitor women relatives
Interior Ministry criticised what it called a ‘systematic campaign aimed at questioning the purpose of the services’
Adel al-Jubeir
US refuses to pick sides in Canada-Saudi dispute
Canada has reportedly reached out to the UAE and UK to help resolve its ongoing diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia
Adel al-Jubeir
Saudi Arabia seeks to silence foreign critics as Canada row erupts
Analysts say diplomatic rupture with Canada underscores the kingdom’s newly combative foreign policy to tame international criticism after a crackdown on domestic critics
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
State airline Saudia suspends Toronto flights
The move is the latest in a series of measures Saudi Arabia has taken since its diplomatic row with Canada
Arab League
UAE, Arab League voice support for Saudi Arabia in Canada dispute
A number of regional organisations have condemned what they have termed as Canadian “interference” in Saudi Arabia’s domestic affairs.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Arabia to relocate students from Canada to UK, US, says official
Plans to relocate 7,000 students and their families in Canada to other countries, with Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore also on the list of potential destination countries
Canadian ambassador
Saudi Arabia puts freeze on new Canadian trade over ‘interference’
Saudi expels Canadian envoy, recalls its own after Canada demanded the immediate release of human rights campaigners swept up in a new crackdown
activists
Saudi Arabia says 17 detained in sweeping crackdown
Nine suspects, including four women, remain in custody after they ‘confessed’ to a slew of charges such as suspicious contact with ‘hostile’ organisations and recruiting people in sensitive government positions