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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on Somalia livestock

A livestock consignment next to a ship at Somalia's Mogadishu port prior to exportation to the United Arab Emirates on November 18, 2015. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Abdulkadir Khalif

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Nation Media Group

Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban on Somali livestock imports, official confirmed.

Livestock, Range and Forestry minister Sheikh Nur Mohamed Hassan said the decision followed discussions with the Saudi authorities.

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