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The sale of alcohol used to be legal in the kingdom before 1952. However, it was totally banned by King Ibn Saud since 1952.. In 2024, the regulation was reversed when it was announced that an alcohol shop will be opened in Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh. [1]
Qatar (legal for tourists at hotels and bars as well as expatriates with permits) [36] Saudi Arabia [37] [38] (sale and possession completely illegal for all residents and tourists, including non-Muslims; exception only to foreign diplomats) Somalia [39] Sudan (excluding non-Muslims in private) [40]
New rules on alcohol in Saudi Arabia have been revealed ahead of the reported opening of the first-ever liquor store in the capital Riyadh.
And that ban on alcohol isn’t only in practice once you’re on the ground in Saudi Arabia. That law applies to Saudia, the country’s national airline, as well.
Saudi law prohibits alcoholic beverages and pork products in the country as they are considered to be against Islam. Those violating the law are handed harsh punishments. Drug trafficking is always punished by death. [9] Under Saudi law conversion by a Muslim to another religion is considered apostasy, a crime punishable by death. [10]
Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh which will serve exclusively non-Muslim diplomats, according to a source familiar with the plans and a document. The ...
Some majority-Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Pakistan, Iran and Libya prohibit the production, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages because they are forbidden by Islam. [46] [47] [48] Laws banning alcohol consumption are found in some Indian states as well as some Native American reservations in the U.S. [1]
The Saudi venture is believed to be the first cruise line on which the consumption of alcohol is not part of the voyage experience. Aroya will have an “exclusive VIP lounge and bar” that ...