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Article: No concerts at Abha festival: Prince Faisal ibn Khaled.
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- Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2009
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Byline: Hayat Al-Ghamdi
ABHA: Asir Gov. Prince Faisal ibn Khaled announced yesterday that no musical concerts would be held as part of this year's Abha Tourism Festival or those in the coming years. Addressing a news conference here, he denied suggestions that concerts would be one of the festival's important events. However, he said an operetta composed of national songs and traditional dances would be held during the festival that draws a number of tourists from different parts of the Kingdom and neighboring Gulf countries.
The ban on concerts comes as a result of strong opposition from extremists. Concerts held as part of the Abha Festival in the past ...
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