UK PM May gets top Saudi honor as UK bombs rain on Yemen civilians

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has presented visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May with the kingdom’s highest civilian honor as UK-supplied bombs keep raining on Yemenis during Riyadh’s war on the impoverished Arab country.

Salman presented the Order of King Abdulaziz to May on Wednesday during talks held in the al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh.

The order is named after the founder of the kingdom, Abdulaziz Al Saud, and is bestowed to citizens of Saudi Arabia and foreigners for meritorious service.

During the meeting, current bilateral relations and ways the increase ties in all fields were discussed.

Salam also held a luncheon banquet for the visiting British premier which was also attended by several Saudi dignitaries and the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia Simon Collis.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)

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