Britain raised human rights concerns with Saudi Arabia - minister

Britain has raised its concerns about human rights in Saudi Arabia with authorities there following the execution of 47 men including a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric, a Foreign Office minister said on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia's execution of Nimr al-Nimr has angered Shi'ites across the Middle East and caused a major diplomatic row between mainly Shi'ite Iran and Saudi Arabia's conservative Sunni monarchy. "The UK’s close relationship with Saudi Arabia does not mean that we shy away from rais