Deal with Saudi-based RAZ Holdings Group comes as Gulf kingdom embarks on major entertainment industry shake-up
General Entertainment Authority
General Entertainment Authority
Dubai’s VOX wins licence to operate Saudi cinemas
First multiplex will open at Riyadh Park Mall in the coming days, says CEO
E-commerce
E-commerce, entertainment seen driving Saudi jobs market
Recruitment giant Hays says business landscape in Gulf kingdom is at ‘significant turning point’
AMC Entertainment
Saudi Arabia to launch first cinema in Riyadh on Wednesday
Saudi authority teams up with US-based AMC Entertainment for historic event in King Abdullah Financial District
Cannes
Saudi Arabia seeks French help on music, opera and cinema
Saudi culture minister says a selection of short films will be submitted for prestigious Cannes competition
General Entertainment Authority
Nat Geo’s Ocean Odyssey adventure coming to Saudi Arabia
Immersive walk-through attraction to be developed in 10 locations in Gulf kingdom under new agreement
General Entertainment Authority
First WWE superstars confirmed for inaugural ‘Rumble’ in Saudi Arabia
Daniel Bryan, Kane, Big Show, Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt are the first of 50 to officially enter the Greatest Royal Rumble
DJ
Saudi Arabia plans first DJ party amid cultural shake-up
DJ Armin Van Buuren is being flown in for King Abdullah Economic City event on June 17
General Entertainment Authority
Saudi Arabia signs WWE deal to host Greatest Royal Rumble
WWE superstars such as John Cena, Triple H, Roman Reigns and AJ Styles to make Saudi debut next month
General Entertainment Authority
‘No dancing’: Saudi concert edict stirs ridicule
A ‘no dancing or swaying’ instruction on tickets to Egyptian pop sensation Tamer Hosny has triggered social media reaction
General Entertainment Authority
Saudi Arabia hosts first marathon for women
Hundreds of women runners, many of them dressed in traditional Islamic attire, raced in eastern Al-Ahsa region
Chady Nashef
Saudis get a taste of opera, jazz
Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority announced it will stage more than 5,000 festivals and concerts in 2018,
General Entertainment Authority
Saudi Arabia says to invest $64bn in entertainment sector
General Entertainment Authority chief says the money will come from both the government and the private sector
cinema ban
Hollywood star Travolta visits Saudi Arabia as cinema ban lifts
General Authority of Entertainment also hosts rapper Nelly as kingdom shows it is ‘open to the world’
AMC Entertainment
Global giant keen to swoop if Saudi Arabia lifts cinema ban
AMC Entertainment, the world’s largest movie theatre chain, says closely monitoring situation in Gulf kingdom
Egyptian pop singer
Saudi Arabia cancels charity gig by Egyptian pop star
General Entertainment Authority said organisers failed to apply for necessary license
cyber attack
Saudi Arabia’s entertainment authority ‘suffers attempted hack’
General Entertainment Authority said its website had been victim of cyber attacks