Did the UAE ban the Barbie movie? What about Saudi Arabia?

Barbie film fans in the Middle East will breathe a sigh of relief as the UAE's main censorship body on Thursday confirmed that the highly-awaited Barbie movie would finally be arriving in the Gulf state. The UAE Media Council, the regulatory authority responsible for monitoring and censoring media content in the Emirates, announced that it had cleared the Greta Gerwig-directed comedy, which is currently the highest grossing film of the year. “The UAE Media Council has granted the Barbie movie the approval to be screened in the UAE's licensed cinemas after completing the necessary procedures in…

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