Al-Ahsa, Safar 02, 1448 AH corresponding to July 16, 2026 AD, SPA: Al-Ahsa Governorate witnessed yesterday evening the launch of the Puppet Theater Art Festival, organized by Al-Tarf Theater Club for five days under the slogan "Fantasy Art", in the presence of the Director General of Culture and Arts Associations in the Kingdom, Khaled Al-Baz, at the headquarters of the Culture and Arts Association in Al-Ahsa. The head of the festival's organizing committee, Mohammed Al-Houbi, explained that this festival establishes a new theatrical stage represented by the art of puppetry, which is an ancient dramatic and expressive art based on moving three-dimensional dolls in front of the audience to embody characters and tell stories, indicating that this cultural and artistic event is not just a theatrical performance, but a language capable of addressing the child's conscience, unleashing their imagination, and instilling human and aesthetic values in the souls of generations. // End // 18:45 T M 0142