More than a thousand years old, Jeddah’s Al-Balad neighborhood is a UNESCO World Heritage site and, as the historic gateway to Mecca, has been pulling in visitors for centuries.

Welcome to Cinema Al Balad Jeddah. Running until Sunday June 15, the cinema takes after Al-Jumjum Cinema, the first open-air cinema […] advertisement. Whatsonsaudiarabia.com.

But Al-Balad has seen better days, and I’m here with Bakhsh to learn how the Ministry of Culture—and a new 15-year project supported by a grant as part of Vision 2030, the country’s ...

Al-Balad served as the location for the first edition of the RSIFF but the past two years saw the event moved to a different part of the city. "We're really excited about having our permanent ...

Red Sea Film Festival Will Put the Spotlight Back on Jeddah Old Town Al-Balad. The new RSIFF headquarters will bring the Saudi fest back to the city's historic neighborhood for its fourth edition ...