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Ajman to limit sale of alcohol
Residents will need a liquor licence to buy alcohol in the emirate from now on, Gulf News has learnt.
- By Bassma Al Jandaly, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:28 April 30, 2008
Ajman: Residents will need a liquor licence to buy alcohol in the emirate from now on, Gulf News has learnt.
Previously anyone could buy any amount of alcohol in Ajman but soon only non-Muslim Ajman residents over 21 years with a liquor licence will be able to do so.
Liquor licences will be issued to residents with a valid residence visa from the police department.
Sources told Gulf News the authorities aim to regulate the sale of alcohol.
"People must be non-Muslims, aged over 21 years and must show their liquor licence to buy alcohol," a source said.
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