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EXCLUSIVE: Writer Ibraheem Abbas's best-selling YA novel HWJN was a literary phenomenon in Saudi Arabia in 2013 after its pioneering combination of Western sci-fi tropes and Arabic culture and folklore proved a hit with young readers. The story follows a good-natured Jinn living amongst humans in…

Dubai-based Middle Eastern exhibition giant Vox Cinemas has unveiled its first slate of original Arabic films, which it is producing under a commitment first announced in 2021 to make 25 films out of the region in five years. The company, which operates 600 cinema theatres across the Middle East…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures International is forming a new partnership with Emirates-based Majid Al Futtaim Distribution which will see the latter release Universal movies in Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE) and Egypt. In Lebanon and Cyprus, Uni will retain its…

Vox Cinemas, the Middle East's largest exhibition chain, has unveiled an ambitious plan to produce 25 Arabic movies in the next five years. The announcement was made at the inaugural Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, where Vox Cinemas is the exclusive cinema partner. Vox Cinemas, which is owned by Emirati…

More than 1,000 entertainment industry staff in the United Arab Emirates are being retrained to help meet the rising demand in local supermarkets due to to the coronavirus outbreak. A press release from Emirati retailer Majid Al Futtaim said that leisure, entertainment and cinema staff were being reskilled to join…