Saudi Drone Enthusiasts Were Celebrating On Sunday
Saudi drone enthusiasts were celebrating on Sunday after aviation chiefs moved to end confusion over the devices’ legality.
A recreational drone permit will cost SR250, just under $70, the Ge...
January 14, 2019605Category: Entertainment
First Jeddah Vox Cinema To Open January 28
Vox Cinemas will be opening its doors in Jeddah on Jan 28 for the first time since the ban was lifted in 2018.
Alan Bejjani, CEO of Al Futtaim, told Arab News at the sidelines of the World Economic...
January 23, 2019790Category: Entertainment
First Cinema In Jeddah Opens
Jeddah’s first cinema opened its doors to the public on Monday, and an industry expert told Arab News he expected up to 35 million people in the Kingdom to go to the movies every year.
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January 29, 2019857Category: Entertainment
Partners Agree Plan To Open More Cinemas In Kingdom
A partnership agreement to open more cinemas in Saudi Arabia has been signed by business chiefs.
Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Dawoud, chairman of the Saudi Entertainment Ventures Co. (SEVEN), and Fouad A...
February 02, 2019672Category: Entertainment
Marvel Experience Show Debuts In Jeddah On Sunday
“The Marvel Experience” virtual reality show is coming to Saudi Arabia, and will visit Jeddah and Riyadh as part of its tour of the Kingdom.
“Marvel Experience KSA” will be th...
February 03, 2019740Category: Entertainment
Fans Of Iraqi Music Treated To A Double Helping At Tantora Festival
In a magical night filled with beauty and elegance, a sell-out audience hungry for an authentic taste of Iraqi music enjoyed a feast on Friday evening served up by two of its greatest exponents.
Kadi...
February 16, 2019610Category: Entertainment
Saudi Princess Wins First Place In King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival
Princess Sirene Bint Abdul Rahman bin Khalid Al-Saud fought off competition, coming first in the single Al-Dig (under 4-year-old camels) category at the third annual King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival.
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February 17, 2019625Category: Entertainment
Pakistani Film Director Hopes To Repeat Saudi Premiere Success With New Movie
A Pakistani film director is hoping his new rom-com can premiere in Saudi Arabia to the same packed houses as his last movie did a year ago.
Azfar Jafri said he wanted his fourth film “Heer M...
February 19, 2019593Category: Entertainment
Exhibition Of Saudi Culture Proves Popular With Visitors In Philippines
The Exhibition of the History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is proving to be a popular attraction at the Philippines Cultural Center in Manila.
The five-day event, organized by the King Abdul Aziz F...
February 24, 2019640Category: Entertainment
Warner Music Eyes Sizable Stake In Saudi Record Label
Warner Music Group is reportedly eyeing up a sizable stake in the largest record label in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia’s Rotana Group-owned Rotana Music.
The Wall Street Journal on Thu...
March 02, 2019545Category: Entertainment
Saudi Film To Premiere In Vox Cinemas For First Time
A Saudi film to the core, “Roll’em” was developed, written and produced over three years with an all-Saudi crew, from the actors to the sound director.
Vox cinema will have a privat...
March 11, 20191071Category: Entertainment
Kuwaiti Musical Serves Up Dose Of Nostalgia For Saudi Generation
Showgoers in Riyadh enjoyed a blast from the past as the Kuwaiti musical “Al-Thamaninat,” or “The ‘80s,” rolled into the capital March 10-12.
The musical has received pl...
March 13, 2019586Category: Entertainment
Pitbull, Akon And Deadmau5 To Perform In Dammam For Sharqiah Season
Sharqiah Season kicks off on Thursday morning, and the surprises are still coming. The festival’s official Twitter account has announced the addition of two new concerts to the roster of interna...
March 14, 2019750Category: Entertainment
Saudi Film Forum Raises Curtain On New-look Cinema
Saudi entrepreneurs will be shown the latest advances in global cinema design and construction at a major forum in Riyadh next month.
The Cinema Build KSA forum on April 14-15 at the Four Seasons hot...
March 18, 2019602Category: Entertainment
First Color Run Excites Over 1,500 Runners In Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province
Everywhere you looked it was a sea of color at the Alkhobar corniche as the Eastern Province’s first Color Run took place early on Saturday morning.
With more than 1,500 runners competing, th...
March 24, 2019672Category: Entertainment
Dutch Embassy Screens Saudi Films
The Dutch Embassy is screening Saudi films during the two-day Falcon Arts Festival, which started on Tuesday night at the embassy premises in the Diplomatic Quarter.
Thirty-one Saudi movies and two i...
April 17, 2019469Category: Entertainment
A Magical First Year At The Movies As Saudi Cinemas Herald Big Screen Revival
The seats have been filled, the popcorn bought and, for the past 12 months, the magic of the movies has been casting a spell over the Kingdom, where the buzz of the big screen had been a dim and dista...
April 18, 20191026Category: Entertainment
Saudi Arabia Looks East For Next Stage Of Entertainment Revolution
A new amusement park and a raft of other facilities will turn the Eastern Province into a major Gulf leisure destination, developers said on Wednesday.
In its largest project to date, Saudi Enterta...
May 02, 2019448Category: Entertainment