TAIF, Saudi Arabia: The city of Taif is all set to raise the curtain on its first park cinema.
Taif Municipality has been making final preparations for the inauguration of the 350-seat movie theater in King Abdullah Park.
The cinema attraction will form part of the Taif Season of festival activities that kick off on Thursday.
According to Okaz newspaper, the theater will screen new movies not yet released to cinemas, with the majority of them being foreign films. Ticket prices will be fixed at SR50 ($13.30).
Another movie theater will be opened in a commercial shopping mall in Taif, although ticket prices have yet to be announced.
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Saudi city Taif set to open first park cinema for festival season
Saudi city Taif set to open first park cinema for festival season
- The cinema attraction will form part of the Taif Season
- Another movie theater will be opened in a commercial shopping mall in the city
Limited fire at Ras Tanura refinery brought under control following debris from intercepted Drones: Saudi ministry
- No Injuries or impact on supplies reported after limited fire at the Ras Tanura refinery, official source at Ministry of Energy says
RIYADH: An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Energy stated that at 7:04 am on Monday, the Ras Tanura oil refinery sustained limited damage as a result of debris from the interception of two drones in its vicinity.
The incident resulted in a limited fire, which was immediately contained by emergency response teams. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
Some operational units at the refinery were shut down as a precautionary measure, without any impact on the supply of petroleum products to local markets.
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