"Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of social reforms by the powerful crown prince that are shaking up the ultra-conservative kingdom."Commercial cinemas will be allowed to operate in the kingdom as of early 2018, for the first time in more than 35 years," the culture and information ministry said in a statement, adding that the government will begin licensing cinemas immediately.
Reviving cinemas would represent a paradigm shift in the kingdom, which is promoting entertainment as part of a sweeping reform plan dubbed "Vision 2030", despite opposition from [Islamic religious] conservatives.
"This marks a watershed moment in the development of the cultural economy in the kingdom," information minister Awwad Alawwad said in the statement."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabia-lifts-ban-cinemas-government-090134919.html
Reviving cinemas would represent a paradigm shift in the kingdom, which is promoting entertainment as part of a sweeping reform plan dubbed "Vision 2030", despite opposition from [Islamic religious] conservatives.
"This marks a watershed moment in the development of the cultural economy in the kingdom," information minister Awwad Alawwad said in the statement."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabia-lifts-ban-cinemas-government-090134919.html