The directive on Saturday came as the June 5 anniversary approaches of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severing diplomatic and business ties with Qatar, accusing the tiny but wealthy emirate of promoting extremism in the region and cozying up to Iran. “To protect the safety of consumers in the State of Qatar and to combat improper trafficking of goods, the government issued a directive to find new suppliers of the variety of goods impacted.”

The national Al Watan newspaper quoted a circular from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce telling traders and shops to stop dealing in products imported from the four countries. Inspectors will visit stores to ensure compliance with the order, the economy ministry said. Notably, today, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and moved to close off access to the Gulf country over what they say is the country's support of terrorism.After them, Yemen, Libya and the Maldives also announced the break of diplomatic relations with Qatar.
Qatar orders its traders and shops to stop dealing in products imported from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain.