Article 66GXP Europe’s largest Middle Eastern bookseller to close

Europe’s largest Middle Eastern bookseller to close

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Sarah Shaffi
from World news | The Guardian on (#66GXP)

Al Saqi Books in London, which was established in 1978, blames closure on rise in prices of Arabic-language books and detrimental' effect of Brexit

Europe's largest specialist bookseller for Middle Eastern books, based in London, has been forced to close because of the hike in prices of Arabic-language books and because Brexit has been detrimental" to its business.

Al Saqi Books in Bayswater opened in 1978, and sells books on the Middle East and north Africa in English, and on all subjects in Arabic.

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