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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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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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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
-
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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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.
