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Saudi ban on Lebanese produce a strong warning about lawlessness By A ban that went into effect April 25 will leave Saudi markets without Lebanese fruits and vegetables. Photo by Haitham Alfalah/Wikimedia Commons BEIRUIT, Lebanon, April 30 (UPI) A Saudi decision to ban Lebanese produce over an increase in drug smuggling was a strong warning against the country s rising lawlessness, but also a message linked to Iran s recent direct talks with the oil-rich kingdom and the role of its militias in the region, according to diplomats and experts. The ban, which went into effect April 25, came two days after Saudi customs authorities said it has seized 5.3 million amphetamine pills, known as Captagon, hidden in a shipment of pomegranates coming from Lebanon. ....
Beirut, Lebanon – Already grappling with an economic crisis crippling the country, Lebanese farmers fear a recent produce ban by Saudi Arabia will be a decisive blow to their livelihoods. Saudi Arabia announced on Friday an indefinite ban on Lebanese agricultural products after foiling an attempt to smuggle 5.3 million pills of the illegal amphetamine Captagon hidden in a shipment of pomegranates at Jeddah Port. Captagon is manufactured in Lebanon, Jordan and possibly in Syria and Iraq, primarily for consumption in Saudi Arabia, according to (PDF) the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. “This is an unjust decision,” Hassan Abbas of the Agricultural Workers Union told Al Jazeera. “We were astonished that a country like Saudi Arabia that has provided so much aid to Lebanon to make such a hasty decision.” ....
Beirut, Lebanon - As they face the economic crisis that is already ruining the country, Lebanese farmers fear that a ban on the recent production of S ....