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The Quiet Return of the Trade Border

Two decades of opening are being reversed one tariff at a time, without a single announcement.

Hassan Al-Aali

Published 30 June 2026, 13:11 · Updated 6:30

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The Quiet Return of the Trade Border

Two decades of opening are being reversed one tariff at a time, without a single announcement.

Reporting for this story was carried out in Manama over the past week. Officials spoke on the record unless otherwise noted.

This article will be updated as further detail is confirmed.

Hassan Al-Aali

I make sense of technology in the Gulf.

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