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September 30, 2015

Morocco blocks Ikea store opening amid reports of diplomatic rift

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco's government has suspended the opening of the country's first Ikea store, in a last-minute decision reportedly linked to diplomatic tensions around the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara.

The company spent months building the sprawling store next to Casablanca and it was slated to open Tuesday. But the Interior Ministry issued a statement Tuesday morning saying the store lacks the necessary “certificate of conformity.”


 
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