Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will allow movie theaters to open in the conservative kingdom next year, for the first time in more than 35 years, in the latest social push by the country's young ...

Saudi Arabia is an important geopolitical and cultural player in the Middle East. Its landscape, society, and history give way to unique stories. Though the Saudi Arabian film industry is fairly young ...

The lavish Saudi TV drama "Muawiya" debuted in March, just in time to ride the surge in TV viewership that hits the region around Ramadan each year. One of the most expensive Arab series ever made, it ...

Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s road movie “Hijra,” about the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert, delves deep into the country’s multi-cultural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saudi Arabia is launching a sprawling new state-of-the-art film studio just outside the capital city of Riyadh where ...

The historical epic marks the first production at Qiddiya City’s newly opened 50-acre film complex, part of Saudi Arabia’s expanding network of production hubs offering a 40 percent filming incentive.

Saudis will soon be able to go to the movies for the first time in more than 35 years. From early next year, commercial movie theaters will be granted licenses, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and ...