RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Audiovisual Media has invited investors who are interested in opening or operating cinema theaters in small cities to communicate with the authority.
A statement issued by the Saudi Press Agency said the invitation is aimed at easing procedures for investors and provide them with the necessary permits for operation.
The move comes after the Kingdom’s cinemas ranked third place across the Middle East for its record ticket sales during the second quarter of 2019.
So far, seven theaters have been established in three main cities in the Kingdom. Around 27 more theaters are expected to open in seven cities by the end of 2019 to meet the increasing demand, SPA added.
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Saudi Arabia’s government invites investors to open more cinema theaters
Saudi Arabia’s government invites investors to open more cinema theaters
- A statement said the invitation is aimed at easing procedures for investors and provide them with the necessary permits for operation
Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine
- Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has expressed regret over damages sustained by the building of Qatar’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital during a Russian attack.
Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed.
The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement shared on X that the kingdom “expresses its profound regret over the damage sustained by the embassy building of the fraternal State of Qatar due to shelling in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.”
Saudi Arabia also “renews its supporting position for diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis by peaceful means,” it added.
The ministry also affirmed the need to provide protection for members of diplomatic missions, and their premises, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
#بيان | تعرب وزارة الخارجية عن بالغ أسف المملكة العربية السعودية لما تعرض له مبنى سفارة دولة قطر الشقيقة من أضرار نتيجة القصف في العاصمة الأوكرانية كييف. pic.twitter.com/xw6Ct3bPbb
— وزارة الخارجية (@KSAMOFA) January 9, 2026
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