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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 Arabia Lifts Travel Ban On US Citizen Over 2021 Critical Tweets
Saudi Arabia has lifted a travel ban on a US citizen who criticized the kingdom on social media, his family said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump welcomed the crown prince.
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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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Hajj 2025: Why Saudi Arabia Temporarily Banned Visas For India, 13 Other Countries
With the Hajj pilgrimage around the corner, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended the issuance of certain visas to citizens of 14 countries, including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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Hajj 2025: Saudi Arabia Bans Pilgrims From Bringing Children For This Reason
Saudi Arabia has pilgrims from taking children to the Hajj in 2025. The move is aimed at protecting children from various risks associated with the intense crowding that occurs every year, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced.
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Saudi Netflix Show Creator Faces Terrorism Charge, 13-Year Travel Ban
Saudi TV creator Abdulaziz Almuzaini, whose animated Netflix show has made waves for breaking social taboos, said he had been convicted by an anti-terrorism court, prompting condemnation from rights advocates.
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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.
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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 Arabia Lifts Travel Ban On US Citizen Over 2021 Critical Tweets
Saudi Arabia has lifted a travel ban on a US citizen who criticized the kingdom on social media, his family said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump welcomed the crown prince.
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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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Hajj 2025: Why Saudi Arabia Temporarily Banned Visas For India, 13 Other Countries
With the Hajj pilgrimage around the corner, Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended the issuance of certain visas to citizens of 14 countries, including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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Hajj 2025: Saudi Arabia Bans Pilgrims From Bringing Children For This Reason
Saudi Arabia has pilgrims from taking children to the Hajj in 2025. The move is aimed at protecting children from various risks associated with the intense crowding that occurs every year, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced.
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Saudi Netflix Show Creator Faces Terrorism Charge, 13-Year Travel Ban
Saudi TV creator Abdulaziz Almuzaini, whose animated Netflix show has made waves for breaking social taboos, said he had been convicted by an anti-terrorism court, prompting condemnation from rights advocates.
