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Saudi king replaces military chiefs in shake-up
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| Dec.2 |
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Yemen conflict: Saudi-led coalition welcomes Saleh talks offer |
| Nov.28 |
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Prince Miteb bin Abdullah released
| Nov.7 |
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Yemen conflict: Saudi ban 'catastrophic' for aid |
| Nov.5 |
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Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border
| Nov.4 |
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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned Hariri, in a televised broadcast from Saudi Arabia, accused Iran of sowing 'fear and destruction' in several countries, including Lebanon
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Saudi princes among dozens detained in anti-corruption purge A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers and dozens of former ministers, media reports say
| Oct.7 |
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Palace guards killed in Saudi shooting in Jeddah |
| Sep.26 |
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Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, to the joy of activists
| Jul.18 |
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Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman walking in miniskirt
| Jul.2 |
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Qatar is given a further 48 hours to agree to demands |
| Jun.23 |
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Saudis 'foil suicide attack' on Mecca's Grand Mosque |
| Jun.6 |
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Qatar row: Trump urges Arab unity in call to Saudi Arabia |
| Jun.5 |
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Qatar faces airspace ban as crisis with neighbours grows |
| Jun.4 |
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Qatar row: Four countries cut links with Doha Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region
| May.20 |
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Trump signed trade deals of $350bn with Saudi Arabia
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| Jul.7 |
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Saudis arrest 12 Pakistanis over bombs |
| Jul.3 |
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Attack near US consulate in Saudi city of Jeddah |
| Feb.27 |
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Yemen conflict: air strike on market 'kills 30 people' |
| Jan.7 |
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Iran accuses Saudis of hitting Yemen embassy |
| Jan.4 |
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UN condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran |
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Turkey urges calm in Saudi-Iran dispute |
| Jan.3 |
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Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran after al-Nimr execution
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Iran: Saudis face 'divine revenge' |
| Jan.2 |
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Anger at execution of top Shia cleric Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has sparked anger and protests in Shia communities across the region | |
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| Dec.23 |
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At least 25 killed, 107 injured in fire at Saudi Arabia hospital
| Sep.29 |
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Hajj stampede: Saudi officials clarify toll |
| Sep.26 |
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Saudi mufti says stampede deaths 'beyond human control' |
| Sep.24 |
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2,411 people died in Hajj stampede
Map of Mina Saudi Arabia Mecca: Saudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca
Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina. 2 million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj's last major rite
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Saudi inquiry into Grand Mosque disaster |
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Mecca crane collapse: 107 dead in Saudi Arabia
Map of Grand Mosque Mecca Saudi Arabia At least 107 people died and more than 230 people were injured when a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city at 17:23 local time
| May.22 |
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Islamic State claims Shia mosque bombing
The Islamic State (IS) group says it was behind a suicide bombing on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia that killed at least 21 people
| May.9 |
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Civilians 'struggle to flee' Saada strikes. Yemen
| Mar.25 |
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Saudi Arabia launches military operation in Yemen
| Jan.23 |
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New Saudi king promises continuity
King Salman has pledged continuity, hours after his accession to the throne following the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah
| Jan.22 |
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies
Map of Riyadh Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died in hospital. He was the fifth of his brothers to take the throne and became king in 2005
| Jan.16 |
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Saudis 'to review' blogger flogging |
| Jan.9 |
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Saudi blogger receives 50 lashings before crowd |
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| Jan.4 |
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Al-Qaeda's chief in Lebanon dies |
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| Oct.18 |
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Saudi Arabia nixes Security Council offer
| Jan.10 |
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Saudi Arabia executes woman by beheading |
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| Oct.31 |
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Fire at Saudi wedding kills 25 |
| Jun.17 |
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Saudi Arabia crown prince buried |
| Jun.16 |
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Crown Prince Nayef dies |
| Apr.26 |
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Bin Laden wives deported to Saudi Arabia |
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Yemen leader signs deal to quit
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal, brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours, under which he will step down
| Oct.21 |
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Saudi Arabian heir to throne dies |
| Oct.11 |
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US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot'. Washington
| Oct.4 |
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Saudis promise 'iron fist' |
| Sep.25 |
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Women will be allowed to vote
| Aug.8 |
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Saudi king: Syrian crackdown unjustified |
| Jun.7 |
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Yemen's Saleh 'gravely wounded' |
| Jun.4 |
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Yemen's Saleh 'in Saudi Arabia |
| Mar.10 |
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Saudi police open fire at protest
Map of Qatif Saudi Arabia Three people were taken to the hospital after Saudi security forces fired on scores of protesters in the city of Qatif
| Mar.5 |
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Saudi Arabia imposes ban on all protests
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| Oct.19 |
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Saudi prince guilty of murdering aide |
| Jul.29 |
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Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut |
| Mar.31 |
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Beheading planned in Saudi sorcery case |
| Mar.24 |
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Saudis arrest 100 planning terror attacks
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| Nov.28 |
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Bridge to safety unveiled for Hajj stoning |
| Nov.21 |
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Flu kills four pilgrims |
| Oct.24 |
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Lashes for woman journalist |
| Aug.27 |
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Royal survives bomb at palace |
| Jul.21 |
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Saudis chided on 'rights abuses' |
| Jun.3 |
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Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia |
| Feb.14 |
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King appoints first woman to council |
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| Dec.23 |
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Judge refuses to annul marriage of girl, 8 |
| Nov.17 |
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Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker |
| Oct.5 |
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Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban |
| Jun.25 |
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Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop
| Jun.22 |
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Saudi Arabia to increase oil output
| Jun.21 |
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Saudis to host oil price summit
| Jun.15 |
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Saudi oil output to rise in July |
| Jan.21 |
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Rape case lawyer 'reinstated' |
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Millions stone the devil |
| Dec.17 |
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Report: King pardons rape victim
| Dec.16 |
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Muslims gather for Hajj pilgrimage |
| Dec.5 |
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Rape lawyer faces disciplinary hearing |
| Nov.27 |
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FM: Court to review sentence |
| Nov.23 |
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Saudis to attend Mid-East summit |
| Oct.30 |
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Saudi king's royal meet draws fire |
| Apr.27 |
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Saudis arrest 172 militants Suspects arrested in an anti-terror sweep related to a terror plot involving attacks on senior officials and government installations
| Feb.8 |
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Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact. Mecca
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Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimage |
| Dec.2 |
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Saudis arrest 139 'sleeper cell' suspects |
| Feb.26 |
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Militants 'killed in clash' |
| Feb.24 |
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Saudis thwart oil refinery attack
| Jan.13 |
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Hajj: Saudis, pilgrims trade blame |
| Jan.12 |
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345
Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia Mecca: People have been killed during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual pilgrimage near Mecca
| Jan.7 |
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Pilgrims descend on Mecca for Hajj |
| Jan.6 |
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Mecca disaster toll rises to 53 |
| Jan.5 |
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76 dead in Mecca hotel collapse
A hotel in Islam's holiest city collapsed as millions of Muslims arrived for the annual Hajj pilgrimage
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Al Qaeda leader killed |
| Aug.2 |
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Simple funeral for King Fahd
| Aug.1 |
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King Fahd dead The former Crown Prince Abdullah has been named the new king and Defense Minister has replaced Abdullah
| May.27 |
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King Fahd hospitalized King Fahd was doing 'well' after being hospitalized earlier in the day
| Apr.21 |
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Militants battle in holy Mecca |
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Blasts rock Saudi capital |
| Dec.6 |
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9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission
| Jul.21 |
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Saudis find U.S. hostage's head |
| Jun.18 |
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Militants killed after beheading |
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U.S. hostage beheaded
| May.31 |
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Oil price surge after siege |
| May.30 |
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Saudi blames al Qaeda for attack |
| May.29 |
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Hostage standoff ends |
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50 foreigners held hostage
Security forces have surrounded an oil company housing compound in the city of Khobar. The gunmen killed 16 people
| May.1 |
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6 Westerners killed in attack 4 attackers entered a compound and opened fire on workers
| Apr.21 |
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Suicide bomb kills 9
| Feb.1 |
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Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead
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| Nov.10 |
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King vows to crush bombers |
| Nov.8 |
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Explosions rock Riyadh, 17 killed 3 loud explosions rocked an affluent residential neighborhood of Muhaya. As many as 100 were wounded
| Sep.15 |
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Prison fire kills 67 inmates |
| Aug.15 |
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Ugandan dictator Idi Amin dies
| Jul.24 |
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Saudi Arabia denies terror links |
| May.12 |
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al Qaeda suspected in Riyadh blasts
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3 die as jet hijack ends |
| Mar.5 |
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Hajj crush kills pilgrims |
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| Nov. 12, 1996 |
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Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
Map of Charkhi Dadri India India: The aircraft involved were a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 | |
| Jul. 2, 1990 |
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Stampede by pilgrims inside pedestrian tunnel
Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia Mecca: A tunnel leading out towards Mina led to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims, many of them Malaysian, Indonesian and Pakistani of origin | |
| Aug. 19, 1980 |
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Saudia Flight 163 disaster
Map of Riyadh Air Base Saudi Arabia The flight caught fire after takeoff from Riyadh International Airport (now the Riyadh Air Base) on a flight to Jeddah | |