Kuwait Closes Shops Selling Products Made in Israel

FILE: People wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus outbreak, walk at a supermarket in Salmiya, after Kuwait's government announced mandatory work leave for all people in Kuwait, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
FILE: People wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus outbreak, walk at a supermarket in Salmiya, after Kuwait's government announced mandatory work leave for all people in Kuwait, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
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Kuwait Closes Shops Selling Products Made in Israel

FILE: People wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus outbreak, walk at a supermarket in Salmiya, after Kuwait's government announced mandatory work leave for all people in Kuwait, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
FILE: People wearing protective masks, following the coronavirus outbreak, walk at a supermarket in Salmiya, after Kuwait's government announced mandatory work leave for all people in Kuwait, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the closure of eight stores, some of which were selling Israeli products, and referred them to the prosecution.

The Ministry said on Sunday that inspection teams seized products made in Israel and banned in local markets according to the law, but were sold in the Al-Shuwaikh area in Kuwait.

The Ministry said it received a complaint from a consumer claiming that a company was selling Israeli-made goods.

It added that the concerned teams followed up the issue and found the Israeli products after inspection.

Kuwait's law and regulations prevent selling and dealing with products made by the Zionist entity.

The Ministry of Commerce said that seven shops, four of which violated the ministerial decree prohibiting local shops from selling counterfeit consumer goods, a restaurant and a refilling factory were shut.



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Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
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Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo
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