Riyadh’s New Year Celebration Has Been Cancelled Due to Licensing

Over the past few days,  news of the New Year’s Eve celebration in the city of Mellham north of Riyadh has gone viral on social media.

We wrote about it earlier here: What is the truth about Riyadh’s New Year’s Eve celebration?

The General Entertainment Authority clarified that the event is not licensed. It confirmed that the organizer has been obstructed and that a case has been raised to the Emirate of Riyadh to take legal action against him.

بيان بخصوص فعالية الاحتفال برأس السنه الميلادية pic.twitter.com/rmhqTnLiuU

— الهيئة العامة للترفيه (@GEA_SA) December 27, 2019

An advertisement for the concert that spread across social media

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