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Alcohol — United Arab Emirates
What travelers need to know about alcohol in United Arab Emirates. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
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RESTRICTED
Alcohol is sold only in licensed venues like certain hotels and restaurants, and public drunkenness is a serious offense (alcohol is fully banned in the emirate of Sharjah).
Detention awaiting court; jail, heavy fines, and lashings for Muslims.
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