Saudi King Declares Holiday After Shock Win Over Argentina

Saudi Arabia has declared a national holiday tomorrow after the football team's 2-1 win against Argentina at the FIFA World Cup, state media reported. All public and private employees will get a holiday tomorrow, Saudi King Salman announced today. Schools will also remained closed.

The move comes in the middle of final exams in the Gulf nation, indicating that they will have to be rescheduled.

Turki al-Sheikh, an adviser at the Royal Court and head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, announced on Twitter that admission fees would be waived at major theme parks and entertainment centres in the city on Tuesday.