The Saudi Arabian government has decided to license the theaters in March next year.
With this, the ban, which has been in force for the last thirty years, has come to an end.
The Ministry of Culture and Information has stated that the first film will start functioning in March 2018.
This move is part of the 2030s social and economic reform program of Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The conservative Islamic kingdom had theaters in the 1970s, but the priests were forced to shut down the authorities to shut them down.
Last January, senior cleric Sheikh Abdul Azeez al-Sheikh warned that if the theaters were allowed, they would be moralizing the morals.
The Royal Family and Religious Organization of Saudi Arabia is actively pursuing Wahhabism, a hard form of Sunni Islam, and Islam's policies and clothing control.
The Ministry of Culture has issued a statement on Monday that the decision to grant cinema licenses, the central government's plan to promote open and prosperous culture for the Saudis.
This is a turning point in the cultural minister Avadh Alawat.
"Opening theaters will lead to economic growth and expansion, improving the extensive cultural field, creating new jobs and training opportunities, and expanding the entertainment opportunities of the Saudi diplomacy," he said.
It said that films will be screened in 2,000 screens in 300 theaters by the 2030s.
That is, the year 203-year-old Prince has set a goal to increase the public expenditure on culture and entertainment from 2.9 percent to 6 percent.
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