The UK and Saudi Arabia sign cultural agreement to promote cinema, music, fashion and design.

UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and Prince Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Culture, signed an agreement promising greater cooperation between the two countries in the cultural field.

The agreement between the UK and Saudi Arabia will pave the way for collaboration and knowledge sharing in the fields of movies and music production, architecture, design and fashion. The two countries will also collaborate in the field of archaeology and publishing, in the expansion of artists' residencies and in other cultural exchange programs.