It could only be bartered for barley: "If a beer seller do not receive barley as the price for beer, but if she receive money or make the beer a measure smaller than the barley measure received, they shall throw her into the water." 1990 in King 'Abdul-'Aziz Aven ue in Ri yadh reported ly while ta king photogra phs . Saudi Arabia is a prohibition state, and it is not legal to drink alcohol in the kingdom.

Complete list of PROHIBITED ITEMS according to Saudi Customs: Alcohol-containing items, flavoring extracts, cooking wines, liquor, items containing liquor. Salih al-'Azzaz, a prominent writer and journalist, was arrested on 6 November . Wine making kits, alcohol distilling equipment, books on manufacturing of such drinks or any foods with alcohol as ingredient such as vanilla extract.

The prohibition against ‘suggesting prices’ indicates that a manufacturer’s recommended resale price could potentially trip the prohibition, even if the recommendation related to a maximum selling price. Narcotics.

Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan United Arab Emirates (total prohibition in the emirate of Sharjah only, excluding non-Muslims elsewhere) Yemen (legal in the areas … However, the policy for tobacco, cigarette, and Naswar is different in Saudi Arabia.

Well, if you can’t drive, you can always use public transportation, … However, amateur beer and wine making in Saudi Arabia is a minor industry among the many expats living in the country, and a full range of spirits is available through the black market. Saudi smoking Although the Koran does not explicitly prohibit smoking, many Muslims have begun to object to it.

It’s not like booze is unavailable, it’s just that Saudi Arabia looks more like the U.S. during Prohibition than Dubai. A recent news report says that the holy cities of Mecca and Medina do not allow smoking. All kinds of narcotics including heroin, cocaine, morphine or any other drug of this kind are in in the list of items prohibited or banned by customs to bring through airports, airlines or any other way in Saudi Arabia.

Public transportation is prohibited. SAUDI ARABIA Salih al-'Azzaz. (Other accounts say that smoking is prohibited only near the mosque and schools.) Some kind of limitation on the trade in alcohol can be seen in the Code of Hammurabi (ca.1772 BCE) specifically banning the selling of beer for money.