LATEST: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia allows foreign residents with incomes over $13,000 to buy alcohol.
• Saudi Arabia before: Total ban on alcohol, with severe penalties.
• Recent change: The government allowed non-diplomatic staff to legally buy alcohol for the first time in early 2025.
• Why: Part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “Vision 2030” program to modernize society and attract international investment and talent.
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LATEST: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia allows foreign residents with incomes over $13,000 to buy alcohol.
• Saudi Arabia before: Total ban on alcohol, with severe penalties.
• Recent change: The government allowed non-diplomatic staff to legally buy alcohol for the first time in early 2025.
• Why: Part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “Vision 2030” program to modernize society and attract international investment and talent.