Hi Sadiq; I flew DXB-MLE/MLE-CMB-SIN last year and thought it was a dry flight; but who knows. When I boarded in DXB I was offered a range of juices but maybe that was because it was 2am or something. When I got to Male they took off my booze and stored it and I definately remember not being able to buy duty free on the plane. So if it's only Saudi then that makes sense; amazed about IKA though.