Saudi Arabia has cancelled a senior official’s visit to Berlin, said Sabq, citing Germany's Der Spiegel Online.
Riyadh earlier recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultation and handed over a note of protest to the German Ambassador accredited to Saudi Arabia.
The developments unfolded following comments made by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel during a press conference with his Lebanese counterpart.
According to Der Spiegel, the Saudi official was supposed to visit Berlin later this week and discuss with German Foreign Ministry officials human relief aid in Yemen.
An official source from the Foreign Ministry slammed Gabriel’s remarks and described them as “surprising and disapproved in Saudi Arabia, being based on false information”.