{"id":226429,"date":"2019-06-17T17:37:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=226429"},"modified":"2019-06-17T17:37:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T12:37:36","slug":"halal-nightclub-closed-down-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/halal-nightclub-closed-down-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Halal&#8217; Nightclub Closed Down in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia had to close down a &#8216;halal&#8217; nightclub on its opening night after videos of inside the venue were circulated online. R&amp;B singer Ne-Yo was set to perform at the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the videos circulating online, the KSA authorities said that the Jeddah-based venue was <strong>&#8216;in violation of the legal procedures and regulations in force&#8217;.\u00a0<\/strong> The &#8216;<em>Play Hard<\/em>&#8216; singer was also informed of the venue&#8217;s closure while he was en-route to perform.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ByrJ8EVnfeV\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in the coastal city of Jeddah closed the mixed dance-floor, citing that an investigation was pending against it.<\/p>\n<p>Gulf News reports that the \u2018halal\u2019 disco allowed men and women to dance at the same venue. The nightclub in question was temporarily shut down on June 13th.<\/p>\n<p>This was the pre-launch promotion video of the nightclub in question:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/assi_saji\/status\/1138871248656764928<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TurkiShalhoub\/status\/1139679662047711233<\/p>\n<h3>Saudi Authorities Respond<\/h3>\n<p>The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\u2019s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) addressed the issue in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>They announced that an investigation was opened into the &#8216;halal&#8217; disco, following the circulation of videos online that apparently showed the inside of the venue.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;According to information provided to the GEA, the event (Project X) is in violation of the legal procedures and regulations in force, and has not been authorized by the body,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u0647\u064a\u0626\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0641\u064a\u0647 \u062a\u0641\u062a\u062d \u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642\u0627\u064b \u0641\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0637\u0639 \u0641\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0648 \u062a\u0645 \u062a\u062f\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0644\u0625\u062d\u062f\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u062c\u062f\u0629 \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u062a\u0645 \u062a\u0631\u062e\u064a\u0635\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u064a\u0626\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MAIKTCM2EZ\">pic.twitter.com\/MAIKTCM2EZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0627\u0644\u0647\u064a\u0626\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0641\u064a\u0647 (@GEA_SA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GEA_SA\/status\/1139204643416891392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Ne-Yo Concert Canceled<\/h3>\n<p>American singer Ne-Yo was scheduled to headline the nightclub\u2019s grand opening during the waterfront festival (also known as Jeddah festival). The venue is reportedly a branch of the White brand.<\/p>\n<p>The White brand also has nightclubs in Dubai and Beirut. The opening of the world&#8217;s first &#8216;halal&#8217; nightclub was announced using the Arabic-language hashtag #JeddahDisco.<\/p>\n<p>CEO of the venue, Tony Habre told news website Arabian Business that the club was a high-end cafe and lounge.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Saudi market will be great, because the local community goes out a lot. You have people in the country who go out a lot.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BysV_L1n_St\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link<\/p>\n<p>Like any standard nightclub, White brand&#8217;s &#8216;halal&#8217; nightclub would not allow entry to people under 18 years of age. Based on media reports, the club would only serve non-alcoholic cocktails and allow men and women to dance in the same venue.<\/p>\n<p>Several reports stated that photography would be strictly prohibited inside the venue.<\/p>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/1994243\/4-saudi-arabia-closes-halal-nightclub-ahead-ne-yo-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tribune<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia had to close down a &#8216;halal&#8217; nightclub on its opening night after videos of inside the venue were circulated online. R&amp;B singer Ne-Yo was set to perform at the venue. Based on the videos circulating online, the KSA authorities said that the Jeddah-based venue was &#8216;in violation of the legal procedures and regulations in force&#8217;.\u00a0 The &#8216;Play Hard&#8216; [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/halal-nightclub-closed-down-in-saudi-arabia\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":226443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-226429","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"Ne-Yo won't 'give you everything tonight' ","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Disco_1050x700-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Disco_1050x700-758x505.jpg",758,505,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Disco_1050x700.jpg",1050,700,false]},"author_name":"Lens Staff","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media"],"title_text":"\u2018Halal\u2019 Nightclub Closed Down in Saudi Arabia","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1291&exclude=226429","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226429"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=226429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}