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Theaters were closed after religious activism in the 1980s. With the exception of one IMAX theater in Khobar, there were no cinemas in Saudi Arabia from 1983 to 2018, [1] although there was occasional talk of opening movie theaters, and in 2008 conference rooms were rented to show the Saudi comedy film Mennahi. [2]
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Khobar (Arabic: ٱلْخُبَر, romanized: al-Khubar) is a city and governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, situated on the coast of the Persian Gulf, which the IHO Orgnization (unlike all of the world's nations who all call it the Persian Gulf)refers to the gulf as the Gulf of Iran as Iran used to be known as ...
In July 2005, Grand Cinemas launched the first IMAX in the Middle East at Ibn Battuta Mall Megaplex in Dubai; which eventually closed on 31 July 2024. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In July 2007, the Grand Cinemas franchise expands into Lebanon under the ownership of local businessman Selim Ramia, one of the co-founders of the Gulf Film LLC Group.
In 2018, Red Sea Mall has won several awards in the GCC, [clarification needed] Africa, and Middle East Business Excellence Awards. Some of the awards won are: Red Sea Mall Cup, ICSC Foundation Award, The Best Shopping Center of the Year for the ITAAM project that was aimed at reducing the waste of food and utilization of the leftover, non-used food by distributing it to the needy, the ...
Cash & Carry Cinema: 2: Cash & Carry Mall Makati: Reopened in 2022, only 1 cinema is currently active Century City Mall Cinema: 4: Century City Mall Makati: Cinemas 1, 2 and 4: Dolby Surround 7.1 Cinema 3 (Premier): Dolby Atmos: Cine Adarna: 1: University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City: Dolby Digital 5.1 Capable of traditional 16mm and ...
King Fahd International Airport was the first Saudi airport to adopt duty-free stores. In addition to the spaces allocated to duty-free stores, the airport has a separate area for shops specializing in the sale of gifts and all passenger-related goods. This area includes restaurants, cafeterias, and banks, and is located on the arrivals level.
During the Pre-Islamic era, the city at the site of modern Riyadh was called Hajr (Arabic: حجر), and was reportedly founded by the tribe of Banu Hanifa. [18] [19] Hajr served as the capital of the province of Al-Yamamah, whose governors were responsible for most of central and eastern Arabia during the Umayyad and Abbasid eras.