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In eastern Saudi Arabia near the Persian Gulf, police open fire on protesters as public unrest intensifies.
2011-10-5

Tunisian revolution: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia as his regime was ousted from power in a popular revolution, is convicted "in absentia" on charges of possessing illegal drugs and weapons and sentenced to 15 years in jail at a court in Tunis.
2011-07-4

2011 Yemeni uprising: Thousands of people rally against authority in Sana'a, marching towards the residence of Vice-President Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi since Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled the country for 33 years, remains in Saudi Arabia receiving treatment for his wounds.
2011-07-4

2011 Yemeni uprising: Demonstrations are held in the capital Sana'a and across the country, while protesters in Ta'izz chant slogans against a possible Saudi Arabian intervention, "Tell Saudi Arabia that Yemen is a republic" and "Yemen is not Bahrain", in reference to Saudi Arabia's suppression of the Bahraini uprising.
2011-07-1

Several senior Yemeni officials injured in yesterday's attacks are taken to Saudi Arabia for treatment.
2011-06-4

2011 Bahraini protests: Students rally across Iran to protest against the silent response of the United Nations to the crackdown on peaceful demonstrations by the Bahraini government (with the assistance of Saudi Arabia).
2011-04-27

A newly released cable indicates the Saleh government encouraged Saudi Arabia to bomb a rival's headquarters by declaring it a rebel base.
2011-04-8

Security forces in Saudi Arabia break up a protest outside the interior ministry in the capital Riyadh demanding the release of political prisoners.
2011-03-20

Forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council–including 1,000 Saudi troops–arrive in Bahrain amid continuing protests.
2011-03-14

The Saudi Foreign Minister, Saud al-Faisal, says dialogue is the best way to bring about reform, rather than protest.
2011-03-9