A Qatari entrepreneur is reportedly planning to airlift 4,000 dairy cows to the Gulf state in an effort to alleviate the sanctions imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies.
Moutaz Al Khayyat, chairman of Power International Holding, says he plans to airlift the cows to his home country on 60 Qatar Airways flights from the US and Australia.
“This is the time to work for Qatar,” he tells Bloomberg in an interview.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are among several countries which last week announced the suspension of all ties to Qatar over what they say is the state’s support for extremist groups and its political proximity to Shiite Iran.
Riyadh has also closed the Qatari peninsula’s only land border, threatening imports of both fresh food and raw materials.
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