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US ends Syria stabilization funding, cites more allied cash

Saudi Arabia pledged $100 million after U.S cut funding for Syria stabilization program.A handout picture released by Saudi Royal Palace on December 14, 2016 shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attending the opening session of the Shura Council in Riyadh. AFP PHOTO / Saudi Royal Palace / BANDAR AL-JALOUD /

Saudi Arabia's First Cinema in Over 35 Years Open Doors

Saudi Arabia has unveiled its first cinema in over 35 years with a private screening of the blockbuster Black Panther, reported the Guardian. 

The invitation-only gala event in a converted Riyadh concert hall on Wednesday was the first in a series of test screenings after a ban on cinemas was lifted last year. US giant AMC has been granted the first licence to operate movie theatres.

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