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Saudis flee dry kingdom for New Year's

Residents of Saudi Arabia, where booze and New Year's celebrations are banned, flooded into neighboring Bahrain in search of festivities to ring in 2013. More than 80,000 cars crossed a causeway over the Gulf to Bahrain on the night of Dec. 31. Saudi Arabia adheres to a strict interpretation of Islam and bans alcohol as well as celebrations of Christmas and New Year's Eve. It also prohibits unrelated men and women from mingling. Saudis and foreign residents of the kingdom frequently take the half-hour drive to Bahrain on weekends, filling bars, movie theaters and hotels in the capital Manama. (AP)

Shukan ST: JANUARY 11, 2013

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World News Saudis flee dry kingdom for New Year's Residents of Saudi Arabia, where booze and New Year's celebrations are banned, flooded into neighboring Bahrain in search of festivities to ring in 2013. More than 80,000 cars crossed a causeway over the Gulf to Bahrain on the night of Dec. 31. Saudi Arabia adheres to a strict interpretation of Islam and bans alcohol as well as celebrations of Christmas and New Year's Eve. It also prohibits unrelated men and women from mingling. Saudis and foreign residents of the kingdom frequently take the half-hour drive to Bahrain on weekends, filling bars, movie theaters and hotels in the capital Manama. (AP) Shukan ST: JANUARY 11, 2013 (C) All rights reserved