Saudis expel U.K. envoy in film reprisal
NZPA-Reuter Bahrain
Saudi Arabia has asked Britain to withdraw its ambassador in retaliation for the recent screening of a television film about the execution of a Saudi princess for adultery, the official Saudi press agency has said.
The agency said the Saudi Cabinet had discussed Anglo-Saudi relations “in the light of the British Government’s negative attitude towards the screening of the shameful film.
“The Cabinet decided to delay the presentation of
the credentials of the new Saudi Ambassador to Britain. Consequently there is no need for the British Ambassador in the kingdom at present,” the agency said. The agency said the Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Crown Prince Fahd ibn Abdulaziz, also studied economic relations with Britain, especially the work of British firms in Saudi Arabia.
The film sought to reconstruct the case of Princess Mishal, who was executed by firing squad for adultery. Her lover was beheaded.
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