US EditionSaudi Arabia Extends Alcohol Sales to Higher-Earning Foreign Residents
Non-Muslim foreign residents earning 50,000 riyals or more monthly can now buy alcohol at Riyadh's sole liquor store under a monthly point-based allowance system.
- Saudi Arabia has allowed non-Muslim foreign residents earning 50,000 riyals or more to buy alcohol, according to unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
- Residents must show a salary certificate to enter the liquor store in Riyadh, which previously served only foreign diplomats, according to Bloomberg.
- This policy change aligns with Saudi Arabia's broader efforts to ease social restrictions and attract foreign talent.
- The government of Saudi Arabia has not officially confirmed the extension of alcohol sales and remained silent on this matter, with reports indicating no comments from officials.
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Saudi Arabia has eased decades-old strict restrictions on alcohol sales. Wealthy non-Muslims will now be able to purchase alcohol in the Islamic country. There is only one liquor store in Saudi Arabia, and two more are scheduled to open in the coming years.
Saudi Begins Selling Alcohol To Non-Muslim Residents. But There's A Catch
Saudi Arabia has taken further steps to relax rules around the sale of alcohol by allowing non-Muslim foreign residents with monthly earnings of 50,000 riyals ($13,300) or more to make purchases, according to people familiar with the matter.
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The development comes roughly two years after the kingdom opened its first official alcohol shop for foreign diplomats in the capital’s Diplomatic Quarter — the first legal retail point since Saudi Arabia imposed its alcohol ban in 1952.
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