The cheeses and butters of the Danish company Arla were back on the shelves of Saudi supermarkets on Thursday after an Islamic group - the International Committee for the Support of the Prophet - called for end to the boycott that was sparked by the Danish cartoons of Muhammad and an irrational intolerance of free speech.
"We're delighted that our largest Saudi customers have decided to lift the boycott," said Arla Foods' executive manager, Finn Hansen. The company said its products were now selling in 3,000 shops and supermarkets in the Middle East, and that 31 of its largest retailers in Saudi Arabia had promised to resume sales of Arla goods on Saturday.
However, the Jordanian and Kuwaiti boycott continues as Arla products were not available yesterday in two major Jordanian supermarkets nor on the shelves of Kuwaiti state cooperatives.
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