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Saudi Arabia’s first alcohol store is a big step‚ but also aims to tackle a longstanding problem: Booze smuggling
Saudi Arabia’s first alcohol store has opened in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh‚ accessible to non-Muslim diplomats.Â
While it only affects a select group‚ it’s a big change for the highly conservative Muslim kingdom‚ where alcohol has been banned since 1952 after a Saudi prince murdered a British diplomat in a drunken rage. Drinking is also forbidden under Islam‚ and most of Saudi Arabia’s local population is religiously observant.
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