Saudi Arabia, UAE Close Cinemas Amid Ongoing Coronavirus Crisis
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have joined the growing list of countries to close cinemas, as many parts of the world continue to shut down amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The announcements were made Sunday, with the UAE, the Gulf region's biggest market in terms of box office, and Saudi Arabia, which only opened its first public cinema in 2018 following a near 40-year ban, closing all theaters for a minimum of two weeks.