{"id":2652,"date":"2018-11-03T12:51:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T12:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaheennews.com\/shahennews.com\/eng\/2018\/11\/03\/new-regulations-for-liquor-store-licensing-in-jordan\/"},"modified":"2018-11-03T12:51:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T12:51:39","slug":"new-regulations-for-liquor-store-licensing-in-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahennews.com\/eng\/archives\/2652\/new-regulations-for-liquor-store-licensing-in-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"New regulations for liquor store-licensing in Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2651\" style=\"margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" dir=\"rtl\" src=\"http:\/\/shaheennews.com\/shahennews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/fj.jpg\" alt=\"\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0646 \u0646\u064a\u0648\u0632\" width=\"334\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">shaheennews<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Jordanian authorities released the amended rules and regulations that must be met by anyone looking to open a licensed liquor store in the Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">According to the new regulations, which were published on Thursday, November 1, liquor stores must now be located at least 300 meters away from schools, universities, kindergartens, educational centres, mosques, churches and residential areas<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In October, MP Ahmad al-Raqab demanded that the government bans all liquor stores in Jordan<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Al-Raqab argued that &#8220;alcohol is forbidden in Islam and allowing breweries to make it in our country goes against our religion. 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