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Want to drink in Saudi Arabia? Non-Muslim foreign residents can now enjoy alcohol – but there is one condition

Saudi Arabia is finally uncorking the bottle for non-Muslim foreign residents — but there’s a catch, and it goes straight for your wallet. Cheers, if you can afford it.Now, the non-Muslim foreigners can enjoy alcohol, but only if they earn enough money to qualify.According to the Quran, people practicing Muslim should abstain from consuming alcohol […]

Saudi Arabia quietly lets expats buy alcohol in Riyadh stores | World News

Expats in Saudi Arabia can now quietly buy alcohol in Riyadh, signaling cautious policy change/Representative Image Saudi Arabia has taken a cautious step in loosening its long-standing restrictions on alcohol, allowing non-Muslim residents under the country’s special residency program to purchase alcohol from Riyadh stores that were previously reserved for diplomats. The move is part […]

Diddy violated sobriety pledge, caught sipping prison-made alcohol at Fort Dix: Report

Looks like Diddy just couldn’t stop the party—not even behind bars. The music mogul was reportedly caught sipping homemade alcohol at Fort Dix, despite promising a judge he’d stay sober. The brew? A DIY cocktail of Fanta, sugar, and apples, left to ferment like a dorm room science experiment gone rogue.Sean Diddy Combs was caught […]

SCOOP: Vicky Kaushal, Amar Kaushik to QUIT non-veg & alcohol for Mahavatar; begin spiritual prep for Lord Parashurama epic : Bollywood News

After the historic success of Chavva, Dinesh Vijan is collaborating with Vicky Kaushal again on another timeless epic. Titled Mahavatar, the film will be directed by Stree 2 director Amar Kaushik, and is based on the life of Chiranjeevi Parashurama. The writing work for this epic is going on in full swing, and insiders reveal […]

Tragedy strikes: 13 Asian expats dead in Kuwait after consuming suspected toxic alcohol | World News

13 Asian expats dead in Kuwait/Representative Image Kuwait is grappling with a tragic crisis as 13 expatriate workers, all of Asian nationality, have died and dozens more have been hospitalised due to toxic alcohol poisoning. The Ministry of Health confirmed that 63 cases of poisoning linked to methanol-contaminated alcoholic beverages have been treated since Saturday. […]

‘Why would I’: Hunter Biden denies bringing cocaine to White House, says he didn’t touch a drop of alcohol or drug since 2019

Hunter Biden said he’s sober since 2019 and denied bringing cocaine to White House. Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, in an interview, denied that a bag of cocaine was found in the White House in 2023 after FBI recently reopened the case. “I have not touched a drop of alcohol or a drug, and I’m […]

Aamir Khan recalls getting drunk at his 60th birthday, forgetting the entire night: “I conducted myself normally.” 60 : Bollywood News

Actor Aamir Khan might be known for his perfectionism and discipline, but in a candid chat with Mashable India, the superstar peeled back the curtain on a much more vulnerable side of himself, one that includes alcohol-induced memory loss, battles with depression, and a journey toward sobriety. Aamir Khan recalls getting drunk at his 60th […]

Saudi to lift alcohol ban? Official denies report

DUBAI: A Saudi official denied media reports Monday saying the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, would lift its 73-year-old ban on alcohol, which is prohibited for Muslims.The report, which was picked up by some international media after it appeared on a wine blog last week, said Saudi authorities planned to allow alcohol sales in tourist […]

Javed Akhtar opens up about his evolution with alcohol; says, “I didn’t even need any company” : Bollywood News

Javed Akhtar has been candid about his struggle with alcohol addiction and its effects on both his personal and professional life. In a recent interview, he reflected on the period when he would drink heavily, even when alone. He also disclosed that at one point, he used to consume “18 bottles of beer in one […]