Saudi Arabia to exclude German firms from government tenders
FRANKFURT/RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered that no more government contracts be awarded to German companies, in a sign of continued irritation over Berlin’s foreign policy in the Middle East, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Friday.
Citing no sources, it said the move was likely to hit major companies such as Siemens, Bayer and Boehringer Ingelheim as well as carmaker Daimler.
Relations between Germany and Saudi Arabia have been strained, and Saudi Arabia last year summoned its…