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Old Mar 18, 2019, 9:05 am
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Currently alcohol is allowed or at least tolerated in foreign embassies, right? And people wear typical western dress, maybe somewhat modest, in foreign compounds?

Is KSA creating resort communities that are not available to citizens (and certain residents) as guests in any form, just as employees? That would seem very different from what I understand to be the situation in parts of the UAE with many foreign expats being able to get alcohol permits and foreign guests being able to consume alcohol in major hotels (which seems to include local hotels as well as foreign chains), although of course at high prices.
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