United Arab Emirates Slams ‘Fierce Campaign’ Against Saudi Arabia

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) minister of state for foreign affairs on Thursday warned on Twitter that those who are fuelling a “fierce campaign” against Saudi Arabia will bear the “dire” consequences. Anwar Gargash, the foreign affair minister, made the remarks without mentioning the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who did not leave the Saudi consulate in Istanbul after he entered it on October 2. “The fierce campaign against Riyadh is expected as well as the coordination between inciting parties... the repercussions of the political targeting of Saudi Arabia will be dire for those who fuel it,” Gargash said. (IANS)