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File photo of the City Mall in Amman, Jordan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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A vendor looks on as he sells dates at a market in Utaiqah neighborhood, south of Riyadh, on June 26, 2014.(REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser)
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GCC to launch consumer protection body in 2016: source
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The planned Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consumer protection commission will be launched in 2016, according to a source familiar with the situation who spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity. The GCC has moved to set up a...Caption:
Boxes of dates are seen at the dates market in Riyadh, as Muslims prepare for the fasting month of Ramadan, July 4, 2013. (Reuters//Faisal Al Nasser)
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