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Is Alcohol banned in your country?

The 2026 map of where Alcohol is banned or restricted, aired Oct 6, 2026.

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Banned in 5 countries

• AfghanistanBanned

  Taliban courts were still flogging alcohol sellers in 2026.

• IranBanned

  Illegal to import, sell, make or drink, minority faiths aside.

• LibyaBanned

  A 1994 law bans drinking, owning, making or selling it.

• BruneiBanned

  Selling it is illegal; non-Muslims may only bring a little in.

• KuwaitBanned

  Even buying or carrying it is illegal; selling can mean 10 years.

Everywhere not listed here, Alcohol is allowed.

Restricted in 9 countries

• Saudi ArabiaRestricted

  One Riyadh shop now sells to diplomats and rich non-Muslim expats.

• IraqRestricted

  Sales banned since 2023, but the Kurdistan Region still sells it.

• YemenRestricted

  Its penal code bans selling it, but some hotels reportedly sell it.

• PakistanRestricted

  Illegal for Muslims; non-Muslims need a licence to drink.

• BangladeshRestricted

  Banned for Muslims bar medical permits; others need a permit.

• MaldivesRestricted

  Sold only on resort islands; illegal on inhabited islands.

• SudanRestricted

  Banned for Muslims; non-Muslims may drink in private since 2020.

• SomaliaRestricted

  Its penal code bans selling it to, or drinking by, Somalis.

• MauritaniaRestricted

  Banned for Muslims: its penal code orders 80 lashes for drinking.

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