Originally Posted by RazorSharpe

Actually not true at all. As a visitor you can go to bars (bars can, by law, only be located in hotels) and drink as much as you'd like. As a visitor you can't purchase alcohol from an alcohol shop. As a resident you can apply for a permit to purchase alcohol from these shops, as long as you aren't muslim. As a muslim you can still drink at bars (not sure why they allow this but not the permits). In any case, it's actually a great place for a holiday AND you can drink ...