RIYADH – Movie theaters in Saudi Arabia this week will screen an Egyptianfilm for the first time following the reversal of a 35-year ban on publiccinemas.
Entitled “Al-Badla”, or “The Suit”, the movie is set to debut in thekingdom on Thursday, starred well-known Egyptian singer/actor Tamer Hosny.
In February, Saudi Arabia lifted a 35-year ban on public cinemas, drawingvaried reactions from Saudi citizens.
The Saudi authorities had banned public cinemas in the mid-1980s.
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The ban’s reversal comes as part of a raft of reforms introduced by KingSalman bin Abdulaziz, who last year also announced his decision to allowwomen to drive – a move that went into effect in June.
