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scrubbedexpat141 Jun 6th 2017 8:44 pm

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 

Originally Posted by Inselaffen (Post 12267839)
and the Yanks

Ooh-Rah

Miss Ann Thrope Jun 6th 2017 8:53 pm

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 
Even though this is the only subject that every single local that I've spoken to in the last few days wants to talk about (and they all seem to have roughly the same opinion, not unlike those expressed here), clearly this is something that we need to stop talking about forthwith:

Qatari sympathisers to face fine, jail | GulfNews.com

mission Jun 6th 2017 9:29 pm

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 

Originally Posted by Miss Ann Thrope (Post 12267859)
Even though this is the only subject that every single local that I've spoken to in the last few days wants to talk about (and they all seem to have roughly the same opinion, not unlike those expressed here), clearly this is something that we need to stop talking about forthwith:

Qatari sympathisers to face fine, jail | GulfNews.com

jeeze!:eek:

nottmbantam Jun 6th 2017 11:34 pm

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 

Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine (Post 12266322)
Time to get friendly with Iran and Oman.
OmanAir will be able to fly, but will have to be through Iranian airspace.
Supplies shipping will be also in Iranian and Omani waters.

Not so sure about that - if Iran start shipping in food and what not, can imagine the Saudi's kicking off about that.

Hope nothing effects Oman - heading there for a few days for Eid hols.

Millhouse Jun 7th 2017 6:14 pm

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 
Two more: The Union of Comoros, and Mauritania.

alfrombarking Jun 8th 2017 4:47 am

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 
backstabbing each other

Boomhauer Jun 8th 2017 8:37 am

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News reports are stating that people in Qatar are cleaning out supermarket shelves of food & water . Why water? Doesn't Qatar get most of its potable water from aquifers and its own desalination plants?

Johnnyboy11 Jun 8th 2017 8:26 pm

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 

Originally Posted by Boomhauer (Post 12269051)
News reports are stating that people in Qatar are cleaning out supermarket shelves of food & water . Why water? Doesn't Qatar get most of its potable water from aquifers and its own desalination plants?

It makes sense to have a store of bottled drinking water. Qatar has a single desalination/ electricity plant (Ras Abu Fontas) and only carries half a day's strategic water storage. The aquifers are used in a few areas for farming, but overabstraction and lack of sanitation have left many contaminated with seawater and sewage. They do produce their own bottled water that's been through an RO plant, and is popular.

The only shortages that I've heard of are milk and fresh chicken, both sourced from Saudi.

DXBtoDOH Jun 8th 2017 8:37 pm

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They can't live without their pumped full of chemicals chickens. Worst chicken in the world. :unsure:


Originally Posted by Johnnyboy11 (Post 12269258)
The only shortages that I've heard of are milk and fresh chicken, both sourced from Saudi.


OriginalSunshine Jun 9th 2017 1:12 am

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 

Originally Posted by Johnnyboy11 (Post 12269258)
It makes sense to have a store of bottled drinking water. Qatar has a single desalination/ electricity plant (Ras Abu Fontas) and only carries half a day's strategic water storage. The aquifers are used in a few areas for farming, but overabstraction and lack of sanitation have left many contaminated with seawater and sewage. They do produce their own bottled water that's been through an RO plant, and is popular.

The only shortages that I've heard of are milk and fresh chicken, both sourced from Saudi.

You know the fresh Saudi milk comes from powdered New Zealand milk reconstituted?

Johnnyboy11 Jun 9th 2017 3:35 am

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 

Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine (Post 12269419)
You know the fresh Saudi milk comes from powdered New Zealand milk reconstituted?

The also produce their own milk from dairy cows, on an inductrial scale.

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Love the Irish accent.

OriginalSunshine Jun 9th 2017 11:14 am

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Originally Posted by Johnnyboy11 (Post 12269505)
The also produce their own milk from dairy cows, on an inductrial scale.

See here.

Love the Irish accent.

Great video, thank you. My understanding was that the reconstituted milk was made in the summer months when the cows yield obviously dropped due to the heat.

Johnnyboy11 Jun 9th 2017 7:30 pm

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Fresh milk back on the shelves today, all the way from Turkey:thumbsup:

Still no fresh chicken:(

nottmbantam Jun 9th 2017 7:48 pm

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Just realised. I haven't bought milk for weeks. Never use the stuff. Nasty.

OriginalSunshine Jun 9th 2017 9:35 pm

Re: Cutting ties with Qatar
 

Originally Posted by Johnnyboy11 (Post 12269897)
Fresh milk back on the shelves today, all the way from Turkey:thumbsup:

Still no fresh chicken:(

Big chicken factories in Jordan and Oman. It will arrive.


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