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Qatar files WTO complaint over Gulf trade ‘siege’

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over an “illegal siege” imposed by its Gulf neighbors, the commerce ministry said Monday. The gas-rich emirate has been slapped with sanctions and demands after four countries including regional kingpin Saudi Arabia cut ties with it on June 5, accusing Doha of fostering Islamist groups and of links to Riyadh’s arch-rival Iran. Qatar denies the allegations. The Ministry of Economy and […]