The economic chaos in Lebanon is one of the factors forcing the shop to close
Director Salwa Gaspard at Al Saqi Books in Bayswater, west London. The shop, which specialises in Middle East books, will close for good on New Year's Eve. All photos: AFP
Al Saqi Books, which opened in 1978, has not survived the pandemic, Brexit and the political and economic chaos in Lebanon, the source of most of its books
The London bookshop is known to literary enthusiasts throughout the Middle East
Much of the stock on crammed shelves at Al Saqi Books is printed in Lebanon
The shop is a Middle East bibliophile's dream
Plans to close the shop were announced on December 5
A shop assistant at the specialist bookshop in Bayswater
The economic chaos in Lebanon is one of the factors forcing the shop to close
Director Salwa Gaspard at Al Saqi Books in Bayswater, west London. The shop, which specialises in Middle East books, will close for good on New Year's Eve. All photos: AFP
Al Saqi Books, which opened in 1978, has not survived the pandemic, Brexit and the political and economic chaos in Lebanon, the source of most of its books
The London bookshop is known to literary enthusiasts throughout the Middle East
Much of the stock on crammed shelves at Al Saqi Books is printed in Lebanon
The shop is a Middle East bibliophile's dream
Plans to close the shop were announced on December 5
A shop assistant at the specialist bookshop in Bayswater
The economic chaos in Lebanon is one of the factors forcing the shop to close
Specialist Middle East bookshop in London to close on New Year's Eve - in pictures
Al Saqi Books, which opened in 1978, has not survived the pandemic, Brexit and the political and economic chaos in Lebanon, the source of most of its books
