Alcohol ban
Sudan to allow drinking alcohol for non-Muslims, ban FGM
Middle East
July 12, 2020
Sudan to allow drinking alcohol for non-Muslims, ban FGM
KHARTOUM (Reuters) — Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and strengthen women’s rights, including banning female genital mutilation (FGM),…
Qatar to lash Muslim barber over drinking alcohol
World
April 22, 2013
Qatar to lash Muslim barber over drinking alcohol
A Qatari court has sentenced a Muslim barber from an unknown Asian country to 40 lashes over consuming alcohol in…
Bad spirits: Brotherhood govt targets Egypt’s alcohol industry
Egypt
April 7, 2013
Bad spirits: Brotherhood govt targets Egypt’s alcohol industry
A few streets down from a crowded local mosque in the affluent satellite suburb of 6th of October City, Abu…
Authority stops issuing new liquor licenses in new areas
Business
February 10, 2013
Authority stops issuing new liquor licenses in new areas
Authorities have put a halt to issuing new liquor licenses in some of Cairo’s recently built areas and new settlements,…
MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shuttered
Egypt
January 2, 2013
MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shuttered
Former MP Hamdy al-Fakhrany has filed a lawsuit against the president, the prime minister and the local government minister, demanding…
Alcohol banned for Egyptians on religious occasions other than Ramadan
Egypt
July 22, 2012
Alcohol banned for Egyptians on religious occasions other than Ramadan
Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour Tourism has modified the rules for tourist facilities, such as restaurants, nightclubs and hotels,…