Saudi Arabia: Lifting ban on camphones kills black market

Prices of camera phones have dropped by more than 50 percent after Saudi Arabia overturned a ban on the use of such mobile phones, killing sales on the black market, reports Arab News.

"Muhammad Saleh, owner of a shop selling camera phones, said: “Lifting the ban on camera phones is proving to be profitable for our business. It killed the black market, which had harmed our business."

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