LONDON: Europe’s biggest Middle Eastern bookstore is set to close after 44 years of business, The Guardian reported. Al Saqi Books in London blamed a surge in prices of Arabic-language books as well as the economic effects of Brexit. The bookstore, established in 1978, sells a wide range of literature covering the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Arabic-language books
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