Qatar has ordered retailers to stop selling products from Saudi Arabia and other countries that severed ties with it almost a year ago. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain launched a political and commercial boycott of Qatar last June, accusing it of supporting terrorism. Qatar quickly turned to other countries like Turkey to help replace the supplies of food and other key imports that had suddenly been cut off. Related: Qatar: We're still growing fast despite Arab boycottThe products concerned include goods such as food, dairy and meat whose quality needs to be controlled, according to the source. The tiny state's standoff with Saudi Arabia and the other Arab nations taking part in the boycott shows no sign of coming to an end.
Source: CNN May 28, 2018 05:26 UTC