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Saudi Arabia: A German company on the Arab boycott list

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The German Ritinmayor and Zone - G. R. S. was put on the black list in Saudi Arabia over transporting Israeli wheat to Saudi Arabia, according to an official Saudi source.

The German company shipped 24 sacks of wheat powder " on which are stamped the Israeli star and Hebrew writing," according to an official source at the Saudi ministry of trade in a statement.

The statement added that it was decided not to " open this shift and to summon the Saudi importer of this material to interrogate him."

The source explained that instructions were given to " specialized administration at the ministry to blacklist the said importing German company," in the framework of the Arab economic boycott of Israel and also the same instructions were given to all " quality control laboratories to refuse and shipment from this company."

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