Qatar to bar Saudis, Bahrainis and Emiratis from Harrods
Just days after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced that they were withdrawing their ambassadors from Qatar, officials in Doha have revealed an immediate responses.
In an announcement made this morning, Qatari authorities revealed that all GCC nationals, with the exception of Qataris, Kuwaitis and Omanis, would be henceforth banned from entering London’s upmarket department store, Harrods.
“Sure, they can withdraw their ambassadors, but let’s see how they feel when they can’t enjoy a luxury retail experience spread over seven floors, 330 departments and 20,000 square metres in one of London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods,” the Consultative Assembly of Qatar said in a statement.
Experts now fear the move could spark a tit-for-tat series of exchanges between Qatar and the other countries.
“This is a very aggressive move by Qatar and really hits the GCC nationals affected where it hurts,” said Middle East analyst Bella Cockpit. “I wouldn’t be surprised if next week we next hear of Qataris being banned from Manchester City football matches.”
Source : panarabiaenquirer.com
NOW this is a joke or real ????!!!
lol.. now this makes it real funny...:)
We know it's a joke, but a newspaper in Pakistan didn't, and actually ran this story as if it were for real.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/2014/03/10/Saudis-banned-from-Harrods-Pakistan-paper-falls-for-it.html
You can still see the story on their online print edition, complete with phrases like:
“Banning Arabs from Harrods may not create a big political or strategic upheaval but it is definitely an insult no rich Arab sheikh or emir would take lightly,”
http://e.thenews.com.pk/3-10-2014/page4.asp
When the Pan Arabian found out that there are people who were believing what they were writing, they said:
“It is a testament to the growing reach of our satirical work that publications such as Pakistan’s The News International are now turning to us as a provider of up-to-the-minute fictitious news. We applaud their decision to trust our journalists enough to not change a single word or even bother to check whether our sources exist or not.”
@ZYJ: that is why -
Posted 17 minutes ago by halalbilal in Funnies
dude this is a joke not real!! check the source