WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of severe violations of religious freedom in a rare official rebuke of a close ally and key oil supplier that potentially could lead to sanctions.
"Freedom of religion does not exist" in Saudi Arabia, the State Department said in an annual report on religious freedom around the world that included the kingdom for the first time among a list of eight countries "of particular concern."
Wednesday's surprise designation allows for a range of sanctions on Saudi Arabia, but there was no expectation any would be applied on the world's largest oil supplier, where Sunni Islam is the official religion.
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As every one can see...the future is not very bright for Islam.
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