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First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther'

ThelightsdimmedandthecrowdofmenandwomeneruptedintoapplauseandhootsasHollywood’sblockbuster“BlackPanther”premieredinSaudiArabia’sfirstmovietheater.Thoughitwasapr

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'Black Panther' breaks Saudi's cinema ban, minus some kissing

SaudiArabiabrokea35-yearbanonmovietheatersWednesdaynightwithaspecialshowingoftheDisneyblockbuster"BlackPanther"intheSaudicapitalthatallowedmenandwomentosittoget

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Saudi prince visits Spain amid criticism over defense sales

ThecrownprinceofSaudiArabiawasonanofficialvisitThursdaytolongtimecommercialallySpain,whereactivistsarecriticizingpastandpossiblefuturesalesofmilitaryequipmentto

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Fossil Homo sapiens finger from Saudi desert is 90,000 years old

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Saudi Arabia seeks French help for music, opera and cinema

SaudiArabiaistouseFrenchexpertisetosetupanationaloperaandorchestraunderanagreementsignedMondaythatunderlinedthemodernisingagendaofthekingdom'scrownprinceashebeg

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‘Black Panther’ to lead Saudi audience to their first cinema on April 18

SaudiArabiaissettoinaugurateitsfirstcinemaincapitalRiyadhonApril18aftera35-yearbanwasliftedinalandmarkdecisionlastDecember,authoritiesannouncedonWednesday,andMa

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Saudi Arabia signs technology contract with Boeing

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Saudi Arabia faces US lawsuits over Sept 11 attacks

AUSjudgeonWednesdayrejectedSaudiArabia'sbidtodismisslawsuitsclaimingthatithelpedplantheSeptember11,2001attacksintheUSandshouldpaybillionsofdollarsindamagestovic

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SoftBank Vision Fund, Saudi Arabia to create world's biggest solar power

SoftBankGroupCorp’s(9984.T)VisionFundwillinvestinasolarpowergenerationcompanyinSaudiArabia,creatingtheworld’sbiggestsolarproducer,asitstepsupitsinvolvementinthe

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Saudi Prince warns of a nuclear arms race with Iran

TheSaudiCrownPrince’sremarkstoanAmericantelevisionchannelonThursday,assertingthathiskingdomwilldevelopnuclearweaponsifregionalfoeIrandoesso,havesignificantlyrai

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Saudi Arabia wants mortgage market to grow to $134 billion by 2020

SaudiArabia’shousingministryhassetatargetforthemortgagemarkettoreachatotalvalueof502billionriyals($134billion)by2020fromacurrent290billionriyals,thekingdom’shou

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Nearly half of US arms exports go to the Middle East

NearlyhalfofUSarmsexportsoverthepastfiveyearshavegonetothewar-strickenMiddleEast,withSaudiArabiaconsolidatingitsplaceastheworld’ssecondbiggestimporter,areportha

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Cinema in Saudi Arabia: Licensing of operators begins

GlobalcinemaoperatorssuchasAMCEntertainment,VueInternationalandVoxCinemasarehopingtogetasliceoftheSaudimarket–whichisestimatedat32millionpeople–astheGulfkingdom

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Why Saudi Arabia is suddenly shaking up its military

SaudiArabiareplacedagenerationofitsmilitaryleadership,forthefirsttimeopenedsomemilitaryjobstowomenandpromotedawomantoatoppostattheLaborMinistry,inaseriesofrares

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Saudi oil giant Aramco’s IPO eyes binding interests with major powers

ByAPDwriterMeiXinyuTranslatedbyMaQianSaudioilgiantAramcohasbeenreadyforitsfirstinitialpublicoffering(IPO)inthesecondhalfof2018,butitstillhastowaitforagreenlight

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Saudi crown prince's UK visit will throw spotlight on ties and tensions

ThepowerfulSaudicrownprince,MohammedbinSalman,issettomeetseniorroyalsonavisittoLondonthismonththatwillgivehimachancebothtopresenthimselfashiscountry’smodernisin

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Saudi corruption purge winds down but scars will linger

SaudiArabia’sstockmarketcelebratedthereleaseofsomeofthekingdom’stopbusinessmenfromdetentiononSundaybuttheafter-effectsofapurgeofthebusinesselitemaylastforyears,