article_snippet: A Swedish minister has accused Saudi Arabia of banning A Swedish minister from giving a speech at a meeting of the Arab League after A Swedish minister previously criticised the kingdom's human rights record.
article_snippet: Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstroem has claimed that Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstroem criticism of Saudi Arabia over Saudi Arabia treatment of blogger Raif Badawi blogger Raif Badawi resulted in Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstroem being cancelled at the meeting in CairoCairo.
article_snippet: Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstroem claims Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstroem was banned from giving a speech at the Arab League by Saudi Arabia .
article_snippet: However, an Arabic diplomat confirmed that Riyadh had stopped Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstroem from making Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstroem opening speech.
article_snippet: Swedish minister Margot Wallstroem has rarely commented on Saudi Arabia but in January Swedish minister Margot Wallstroem slammed the kingdom's treatment of Mr Badawi, who had been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for insulting Islam.
article_snippet: Swedish minister Margot Wallstroem had previously slammed Saudi Arabia for their treatment of blogger Raif Badawi, pictured, who had been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for insulting Islam .
highlights_snippet: But Swedish minister Margot Wallstroem later learned a speech had been cancelled by Saudi Arabia .
  
highlights_snippet: Swedish minister Margot Wallstroem had previously slammed Saudi Arabia treatment of blogger Raif Badawi .