Cinema chain says it will 'develop' in Saudi after ban lift Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-old ban on cinemas, part of powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's far-reaching liberalisation drive that is shaking up the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, with Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim, which owns the VOX Cinemas chain, saying it was looking to launch movie theatres in the kingdom. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES