In Saudi Arabia banned the New Year.

In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia banned celebrate the New Year. The prohibition applies to both citizens of the kingdom, and the foreigners living there, ITAR-TASS reported citing local media. Enforce the ban will be the religious police, which has already asked the shops selling flowers and gifts, not to sell certain products. The ban is due to a fatwa issued by the Supreme Committee of the Islamic preachers.

Office "Al-Mutawa" closely monitoring the observance of all religious norms in Saudi Arabia, often exceeding their authority, that on several occasions led to casualties. In Saudi Arabia, the judicial system is based on Sharia law, but the legal set of rules in the country do not. Thus, judges make decisions based on their own interpretation of the scriptures.

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