Saudi Arabia is finally uncorking the bottle for non-Muslim foreign residents — but there’s a catch, and it goes straight for your wallet. Cheers, if you can afford it. Now, the non-Muslim foreigners can enjoy alcohol, but only if they earn enough money to qualify. According to the Quran, people practicing Muslim should abstain from consuming alcohol and other drugs. And since, Saudi Arabia is a Muslim nation, most of the laws were shaped according to the Quran. Though many like a countrywide ban on women driving have been reversed in recent years. Now, non-Muslim foreign residents will be able to purchase alcohol in Saudi Arabia — but only if they make more than 50,000 riyals, or roughly $13,300, per month, sources familiar with the shift told Bloomberg. For Saudi authorities,
Want to drink in Saudi Arabia? Non-Muslim foreign residents can now enjoy alcohol
The Times of India12/09
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