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Hypocrisy of Saudi Arabia's World Cup alcohol ban: Football fans must go without, but the kingdom is awash with booze... either smuggled in, a dangerous home brew or officials above the law bending the rules

Alcohol is officially banned in Saudi Arabia, but scratch the surface and the Arab nation has, for the last 70 years, been awash with booze which has been smuggled in and even home-brewed.