Monday, 4 January 2016

Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with Iran

Saudi Arabia has cut off all diplomatic ties with Iran and diplomats asked to vacate the country  following an attack on the Kingdom's embassy in Tehran, inspired by Saudi's decision to execute 47 men including Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.
A controversial meme posted on a website thought to belong to Iran's Supreme Leader suggested the only difference between Saudi rulers and ISIS executioners was the clothes they wore
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir announced the decision to expel Iran's diplomats following the evacuation of its own diplomatic staff from Iran.
Iran's diplomats have been given 48 hours to leave Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom's foreign ministry accused Iran of failing in its duty to protect its embassy in Tehran.
The Saudi Arabian embassy was set alight by members of the crowd, who threw petrol bombs into the building
Flames burn inside the offices of the embassy, where staff had already evacuated from inside the building
A large mob attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran last night, setting the building on fire with petrol bombs and ransacking items from the Saudi diplomatic offices.
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