Saudi Arabia to host cinema test screening with Black Panther

Riyadh

BLOCKBUSTER action flick Black Panther was to play at a cinema test screening in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first in a series of trial runs before movie theatres open to the wider public next month.

The conservative kingdom lifted a 35-year ban on cinemas last year under a far-reaching liberalisation drive, with US giant AMC Entertainment granted the first licence to operate movie theatres.