Alcohol In Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia Eases Alcohol Ban For Rich Foreigners: Who Can Buy Booze, New Rules Explained
Saudi Arabia's new alcohol policy allows select expatriates to legally buy alcohol for the first time in decades, signalling another major step in the kingdom's social reforms.
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Why Saudi Arabia Banned Alcohol After A 1951 Royal Incident
Saudi Arabia's alcohol ban was not born out of theology alone. It was shaped by a fatal incident, reinforced by political necessity
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Saudi Arabia Expands Liquor Store's Access To Wealthy Non-Muslims
Saudi Arabia has quietly expanded access to its only store that sells alcohol, allowing wealthy foreign residents to buy booze in the latest step in the once-ultraconservative kingdom's experiment in liberalization.
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Saudi Arabia Residents Report Alcohol Ban Eased For Select Foreigners
Diplomats and premium visa-holders in Saudi Arabia told AFP that the conservative kingdom has quietly eased restrictions on purchasing alcohol for select foreign residents.
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Saudi Developer Insists Alcohol "Not Essential" To Draw Tourists
The chief of a luxury developer at the heart of Saudi Arabia's plan to diversify its oil-reliant economy insisted Tuesday that the once ultra-conservative kingdom's alcohol ban would not stand in the way of tourism.
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What Saudi Arabia Official Said On Reports Of Kingdom Lifting Alcohol Ban
A Saudi official denied on Monday media reports saying the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, would lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol, which is prohibited for observant Muslims.
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Women At Wheel, Cinemas Reopened: 5 Key Reforms Under Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince
The decision by Saudi Arabia to allow alcohol sales to non-Muslim diplomats, according to two sources, is the latest in a series of reforms aimed at projecting a more open, moderate image.
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Saudi Arabia Set To Open 1st Alcohol Store For Non-Muslim Diplomats: Report
Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh which will serve exclusively non-Muslim diplomats, a Reuters source familiar with the plans and a document showed on Wednesday.
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Holidays In Saudi Arabia? The Kingdom's Ambitious Post-Oil Tourism Plan
For most Western readers, a vacation may not be the first thing that comes to mind when they hear the words "Saudi Arabia." The Persian Gulf kingdom certainly doesn't exactly have the elements that most American or European holiday-makers would seek -- the country's harsh interpretation of Islamic law forbids alcohol and places considerable restric...
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How Do You Smuggle 48,000 Cans Of Heineken Into Saudi Arabia? Disguise It As Pepsi
Legally, alcohol is banned in Saudi Arabia. In reality, however, there are people in the country who drink.
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Briton Arrested for Possessing Wine in Saudi Arabia To be Released Soon
A British citizen arrested for producing and possessing wine in Saudi Arabia, where alcohol is illegal, is likely to be released and returned to Britain by next week, Britain's Foreign Minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday.
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Indian arrested for selling liquor in Saudi Arabia
An Indian national was arrested with 144 bottles of homemade liquor on the streets of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, according to a media report today.
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Two Indian liquor dealers sentenced to jail, flogging in Saudi Arabia
Two Indian men have been sentenced to one year in prison each and flogging for manufacturing and selling liquor in Saudi Arabia where alcohol is strictly prohibited.
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Saudi Arabia Eases Alcohol Ban For Rich Foreigners: Who Can Buy Booze, New Rules Explained
Saudi Arabia's new alcohol policy allows select expatriates to legally buy alcohol for the first time in decades, signalling another major step in the kingdom's social reforms.
-
Why Saudi Arabia Banned Alcohol After A 1951 Royal Incident
Saudi Arabia's alcohol ban was not born out of theology alone. It was shaped by a fatal incident, reinforced by political necessity
-
Saudi Arabia Expands Liquor Store's Access To Wealthy Non-Muslims
Saudi Arabia has quietly expanded access to its only store that sells alcohol, allowing wealthy foreign residents to buy booze in the latest step in the once-ultraconservative kingdom's experiment in liberalization.
-
Saudi Arabia Residents Report Alcohol Ban Eased For Select Foreigners
Diplomats and premium visa-holders in Saudi Arabia told AFP that the conservative kingdom has quietly eased restrictions on purchasing alcohol for select foreign residents.
-
Saudi Developer Insists Alcohol "Not Essential" To Draw Tourists
The chief of a luxury developer at the heart of Saudi Arabia's plan to diversify its oil-reliant economy insisted Tuesday that the once ultra-conservative kingdom's alcohol ban would not stand in the way of tourism.
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What Saudi Arabia Official Said On Reports Of Kingdom Lifting Alcohol Ban
A Saudi official denied on Monday media reports saying the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, would lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol, which is prohibited for observant Muslims.
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Women At Wheel, Cinemas Reopened: 5 Key Reforms Under Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince
The decision by Saudi Arabia to allow alcohol sales to non-Muslim diplomats, according to two sources, is the latest in a series of reforms aimed at projecting a more open, moderate image.
-
Saudi Arabia Set To Open 1st Alcohol Store For Non-Muslim Diplomats: Report
Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh which will serve exclusively non-Muslim diplomats, a Reuters source familiar with the plans and a document showed on Wednesday.
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Holidays In Saudi Arabia? The Kingdom's Ambitious Post-Oil Tourism Plan
For most Western readers, a vacation may not be the first thing that comes to mind when they hear the words "Saudi Arabia." The Persian Gulf kingdom certainly doesn't exactly have the elements that most American or European holiday-makers would seek -- the country's harsh interpretation of Islamic law forbids alcohol and places considerable restric...
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How Do You Smuggle 48,000 Cans Of Heineken Into Saudi Arabia? Disguise It As Pepsi
Legally, alcohol is banned in Saudi Arabia. In reality, however, there are people in the country who drink.
-
Briton Arrested for Possessing Wine in Saudi Arabia To be Released Soon
A British citizen arrested for producing and possessing wine in Saudi Arabia, where alcohol is illegal, is likely to be released and returned to Britain by next week, Britain's Foreign Minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday.
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Indian arrested for selling liquor in Saudi Arabia
An Indian national was arrested with 144 bottles of homemade liquor on the streets of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, according to a media report today.
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Two Indian liquor dealers sentenced to jail, flogging in Saudi Arabia
Two Indian men have been sentenced to one year in prison each and flogging for manufacturing and selling liquor in Saudi Arabia where alcohol is strictly prohibited.
