A new liquor shop has opened in Saudi Arabia and there is widespread publicity on social media. While some posts claim that the general public and expatriates will now get alcohol, some say that Saudi Arabia is setting an example for Kerala.
“In SAUDIA ARABIA, where Prophet Muth Mustafa Twaha was born, the new Kafir king is serving liquor to the people through shops.” beginning with Full version of the post See below.
However, an investigation by India Today found that the popular posts were misleading. Saudi Arabia has not lifted alcohol restrictions, a system that was put in place to limit the amount of alcohol made available to diplomatic staff has been misrepresented.
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Reporter channel news card is used in trending posts. So about that Reporter Channel Checked the news provided. Reuters and Times of India reporters were quoted as saying that alcohol was being sold to non-Muslim diplomats. After registering through the mobile application, customers have to obtain a clearance code from the Ministry of External Affairs. Alcohol can only be purchased using this code. The move to set up a new liquor shop is in the diplomatic quarter of Riyadh, where diplomats live.
At the same time, this decision is part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s efforts to open up the country for tourism and business, according to the news provided by the reporter online. So for further explanation we checked the news provided by the international media. In a BBC report It is said that a new shop will be opened for non-Muslims in the diplomatic service. An officer can use only 240 points per month as part of reducing alcohol consumption. A liter of liquor-6 points, wine-3 points and beer-1 point. The report did not say that any special decision was made to allow non-diplomatic foreigners to receive alcohol.
There is unrestricted availability of alcohol in special consignments received by embassies and to control this, the government provides alcohol for officials in Saudi Arabia itself. In a report by Arab News Saying The objective is to control the quantity of licensed liquor by issuing quotas. Saudi Arabia also signed the Vienna Summit in 1961 to facilitate diplomatic relations between independent countries, so diplomats enjoy special protection in the country. Baggage sent from home countries for officials is not regulated, so a lot of alcohol is also available through them. Arab News reports that the new move is to control this.
Similar news and in the Arabic media has been reported. In 1952 Alcohol ban in Saudi came into being. Prince Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, one of the sons of the then Saudi King Abdulaziz, got drunk and shot dead British diplomat Cyril Ousman. The 19-year-old prince shot the official after he refused to serve more alcohol during a meeting organized by the diplomat, who was the British vice-consul in Jeddah at the time. Following the incident in which Prince Mishari was sentenced to life imprisonment, King Abdulaziz Ibn Saud imposed a nationwide ban on alcohol. Saudi Arabia gives severe punishment for alcoholism.
From the available information it is clear that shops are not open to make alcohol available to everyone in Saudi as claimed in the popular posts.
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2024-01-28 15:43:45
