Screening of 'Black Panther' Ends Saudi Ban on Movie Theaters

Saudi Arabia has ended a 35-year ban on movie theaters with a private screening of the Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther. The invitation-only screening, held Wednesday at a concert hall converted into a cinema complex in the capital, Riyadh, was attended by both women and men.  "This is a landmark moment in the transformation of Saudi Arabia into a more vibrant economy and society,'' Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Alawwad said in statement...

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