Saudi Arabia Opens First Liquor Store in 70 Years for Diplomats
The Saudi government has reportedly opened the first liquor store since alcohol was banned in the early 1950s. The store, a modest facility next to a supermarket in the diplomatic district of the capital Riyadh, is exclusively for non-Muslim diplomats. The opening of the landmark liquor store had been kept fairly quiet until sources within […]
Saudi Arabia’s first alcohol store to serve only non-Muslim diplomats
Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store exclusively for non-Muslim diplomats in the capital Riyadh, according to people familiar with the plans and documents. Customers must register via a mobile app, obtain a clearance code from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and meet monthly purchase quotas, according to a document seen by […]
Futuristic ‘upside-down skyscraper’ proposed in Saudi Arabia
Who said living in the mountains isn't a luxury? A Saudi Arabian developer on Wednesday announced plans for an “ultra-luxury upside-down skyscraper” that would look straight out of a science fiction movie and would be built into a mountainside on the Gulf of Aqaba coastline. The project, Aquelum, will “offer guests a taste of future […]
Germany Lifts Arms Ban to Saudi Arabia Imposed After Khashoggi
BERLIN (AP) – The German government has approved the export of air defense missiles to Saudi Arabia, underscoring a recent softening of its hardline stance on arms exports to the country. Government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said on Wednesday that the German Security Council, made up of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and several other ministers, had ordered […]