article_snippet.sent: When Sainsbury's eventually withdrew from Egypt in 2001, losing £110million, Sainsbury's blamed a 'deterioration of the trading environment', widely believed to be a reference to the fatwa.
article_snippet.sent: Despite raking in sales of almost £80million by 2001, the business made an overall loss of almost £35million, due in part to being placed on a religious boycott list over alleged links with Israel.
article_snippet.sent: Sainsbury's quit Egypt later that year, losing almost £110million in the process, and selling the business back to Mr el-Nasharty.
article_snippet.sent: In 2001 the British chain withdrew from the loss-making Middle Eastern market, selling the British chain shares back to Mr el-Nasharty, who complained the business was insolvent, beginning a 16-year legal fight . '
article_snippet.sent: When Mr el-Nasharty bought the business back from us in 2001, Mr el-Nasharty paid us with cheques that bounced.
highlights_snippet.sent: Businessman Amr el-Nasharty helped to launch chain in Egypt in 1999 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: However venture fell apart and chain left Middle East with losses of £110m .
  