Saudi state airline suspends flights to Canada in escalating row over activists

Move comes as US asks Riyadh for more details on detention of human rights activists that sparked diplomatic row

Saudi Arabia’s state airline has suspended flights to and from Toronto, escalating the diplomatic row between the two countries following Canada’s call for the release of detained human rights activists in the kingdom.

The United States on Monday asked the Saudi government for more details on the detention of activists and urged it to respect due process in the first comments by Washington since the dispute between Riyadh and Ottawa erupted.

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