BAGHDAD - The Iraqi authorities ordered all bars and nightclubs to close within 15 days and is withdrawing liquor licences from restaurants. The decree is the latest in a series of measures taken by President Saddam Hussein to combat what the ruling Baath party newspaper al-Thawra described as 'deviant behaviour'. Reuter
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