Eleven things you ought to NEVER do in Saudi Arabia… or you could hazard your LIFE

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A BRITISH man has been discharged from jail in Saudi Arabia for having liquor - however do you know the laws in the Gulf state. 

Saudi Arabia is a nation whose sole constitution depends on the Quran - the religious content of Islam. 

In the event that individuals in SA end up in a legitimate pickle, it's down to every individual judge to decipher the laws as there's no official composed guidelines. 

When all is said in done, if the demonstration submitted is suspected to be 'haram' - something which may lead a man off track from Islamic confidence - then doubt alone is sufficient for a decision. 


Did you know it's not alright to take pictures of individuals in the city in Saudi Arabia? What's more, what do you think they'd do in the event that you had a glass of champagne on a flight into the nation? 

Express.co.uk have investigated the dos and do nots in Saudi Arabia - and it's an exhaustive rundown.

Prohibited: Porn 

Having porn on your cell phones, tablet or PC could arrive you in truly boiling water on the off chance that you touched down in Saudi Arabia. Indeed, even delineations of sparsely dressed individuals, particularly ladies, is restricted. 


Prepare to be blown away. Traditions authorities can and will check your telephone for any photos they regard to be improper and after that seize your gear. 

Prohibited: Taking pictures of structures 

You're on vacation so you will snap pictures constantly, correct? Off-base. Shooting government structures, army bases, and royal residences isn't permitted. 

One ought to likewise abstain from capturing neighborhood individuals - particularly Saudi Arabian men without their consent - and don't point a camera toward ladies. 

Prohibited: Eating, drinking or smoking out in the open 

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic date-book, and is an entire a month of fasting. Subsequently it's prohibited to eat, drink or smoke out in the open amid sunlight hours amid the period of Ramadan. 

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Porn and liquor are both prohibited from the Gulf state 

Prohibited: Sausage sandwiches 

Discussing eating and drinking, don't hope to tuck into a full English breakfast each morning with a side of bacon, wieners and dark growing. Bringing in pork items is taboo, in this manner making pork a prohibited substance. 

Prohibited: Wearing anything red on Valentine's Day 


It been accounted for that bloom shops and blessing shops are denied from offering red roses, anything heart-molded or red so far as that is concerned on Valentine's Day. The administer was chosen by the 'Advisory group for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice' (CPVPV) It's idea the 'occasion' isn't an Islamic event and it might lead individuals adrift. 

Prohibited: Going to the silver screen 

On the off chance that you need to see the most recent James Bond motion picture in SA you really need to leave the nation - for what reason not make a few days of it? It's idea films are breading justification for men and ladies to blend unsupervised, This could prompt corrupt activities outside the domain of marriage. 

Numerous SAs take the short trek to Bahrain to watch films. 

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This shocking picture demonstrates the excellence of Saudi Arabia around evening time 

Restricted: Learning a melodic instrument at school 

The piano dependably looks great on a man's CV yet in the event that you need to learn as a tyke it must be private instructional exercises. Music lessons are illegal out in the open gatherings and in this manner, in the event that you need to learn, it must be done 'underground'. 

Restricted: Going to the exercise center in case you're a lady 

In case you're stressed over your overhang as a lady you need to trust you have a flight of stairs in your home to keep running all over. Private exercise centers for ladies WERE permitted to work up to this point when the Religious Police shut them down. 



Prohibited: Worshipping any religion other than Islam 

Putting stock in some other religion than Islam is disapproved of by Saudi Arabian authorities. Truth be told, it's illegal for non-Muslims to adore out in the open - and you won't discover a Church in the entire nation. On the off chance that anybody changes over from Islam or forsakes religion they confront capital punishment. 

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On the off chance that you have a drink on the plane on the way to Saudi Arabia, it could spell threat 

Prohibited: Driving, just in case you're a lady 

Favor a drive as a lady? Beyond any doubt thing - as long as it's in the leave or inside private mixes, you're all great. On the off chance that you have to go anyplace else, notwithstanding, you'll need to get a driver since ladies are restricted from driving. 

It's idea it might make ladies leave their homes more frequently than they have to - potentially for tasteless reasons. 

Restricted: Having a drink on the plane on the way to Saudi Arabia 


Try not to land in Saudi Arabia affected by liquor - and unquestionably don't have a drink on the plane. Punishments for the ownership of, or exchange liquor are serious, and both outcome in jail sentences.

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