Bizarre Friendship- Saudi Arabia Turns Back 30,000 Somali Livestock Shipment Days After Somalia Supported It In A Trade Row With Canada
Stranded and scorned mildly describe the inexplicable naivety displayed by the Somali government as Saudi Arabia whom it calls a brother, reciprocated its version of Somali loyalty recently A ship carrying 30,000 livestock export destined for Saudi Arabia was sent back to Bossaso port Somalia. The Saudi government is yet to disclose the reasons for sending back the shipload of livestock’s whose owners, mainly small scale Somali traders and their families had hoped on for sustenance
The move comes days ahead of the Hajj season and Eid Al-Adha, when livestock demand is high in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest markets for Somali livestock, which has recently removed a suspension on Somali livestock giving a greenlight for importing. Ironically Somalia days ago had backed Saudi Arabia in its diplomatic row with Canada SOURCE: Radiodalson.com Read the full article
