Saudi Arabia’s only Official Liquor Store Runs Short of Supplies because of Iran War Bottleneck

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Alcohol Crisis in a Country of Prohibition... Saudi Arabia's Secret Shop Halted by War. Delays in Liquor Supply from Nearby Due to Air and Sea Logistics Disruptions. It is reported that Saudi Arabia's only bar is facing an unexpected shortage in the aftermath of logistics disruptions caused by the war with Iran. The Symbolic Space of a Prohibition Nation... War

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Officially, total prohibition of alcohol imposed in 1952 remains in force in the country, but ultra-conservative kingdom allowed the existence of a single licensed store to attract more expats

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Saudi Arabia’s only official liquor store has run out of supplies, from beer to wine to tequila, as supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Iran delay shipments. The unnamed, unmarked liquor store in Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter opened in 2024 to serve non-Muslim diplomats and expanded last year to sell to wealthy non-Muslim expatriates. Officially, Saudi Arabia’s 1952 ban on alcohol remains in place, but the ultra-conservative Sunni kingdo…