Last time I’ve been to Egypt long time ago there were little to none visible islamists but beer was in short supply anyway. It took a hour or more than a hour for me to find a place to buy a six-pack in a heavily populated area. All the beer I’ve seen there was of one brand - Stella. Not too good, but drinkable. I think it is harder to find now.
This year in Turkey I’ve been to major supermarkets without any alcohol for sale at all. It is a pretty new for Turkey.
For years the Les Rois hotel in the Egyptian resort of Hurghada offered guests the chance to enjoy a little tipple under the Red Sea sun.
Men and women could mingle over a G&T at the rooftop pool bar or enjoy a pint downstairs in the English ‘pub’.
But last weekend, to cheers of ‘God is Great’, the owners poured the entire contents of their drinks cabinet down the the drain and declared Les Rois the resort’s first official alcohol-free hotel.
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Under President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim brotherhood alcohol restrictions have been tightened, segregated areas are springing up and citizens must declare the religion on their state ID cards.