Sources: BBC
The Saudi health minister announces that 1,301 people are now confirmed to have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage. 2024-06-23
At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims are killed during the hajj in Saudi Arabia, with at least 14 dying from heat stroke. 2024-06-16
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates condemn the forced displacement and collective punishment in Gaza. 2023-10-26
Saudi Arabia reports a record 5,362 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 593,545. 2022-01-12
Taliban officials say that they will not attend peace talks scheduled for next week in Saudi Arabia because they "cannot afford" to meet the Afghan government delegation at present. 2019-01-6
A Scud missile fired from Yemen is intercepted over Saudi Arabia. The missile's target is believed to have been the King Khalid Air Base, near the city of Khamis Mushait. 2016-02-8
A suicide-bomb attack at a Shia mosque in the Saudi Arabian city of Najran accounts for over a dozen casualties. 2015-10-26
Saudi Arabia arrests 431 people accused of links to Islamic State. 2015-07-18
Saudi Arabia states that Crown Prince Nayef has died in Geneva. 2012-06-16
A protester is shot dead by security forces in Qatif, eastern Saudi Arabia, amid a demonstration calling for the release of Shia prisoners and democratic reforms. 2012-02-10