Sources: Al-Arabiyah
Saudi Arabia records a new annual high in executions, carrying out 340 deaths to date after authorities execute three additional individuals, exceeding the previous record of 338 executions in 2024. 2025-12-15
Saudi Arabia announces it will supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude oil to support the country's rebuilding efforts following the regime change. 2025-09-11
The United States and Russia start talks in Saudi Arabia about the war in Ukraine without European or Ukrainian participation. 2025-02-18
The U.S. Treasury Department, in coordination with Qatar, imposes sanctions on United Arab Emirates real estate company Aldar Properties and seven residents of Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for allegedly financing Hezbollah. 2021-09-29
Two Saudi Aramco oil refineries, one in Abqaiq and one in Khurais, Saudi Arabia, are attacked by drones, resulting in massive fires. The fires are under control, according to the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry. Houthi militants claim responsibility, saying that they used 10 drones for the attack. 2019-09-14
The European Parliament adopts a resolution calling for the introduction of an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, saying the United Kingdom, France and other EU governments should no longer sell weapons to a country accused of targeting civilians in Yemen. 2016-02-25
A man shoots six people dead at an education centre in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia. 2016-02-11
A suicide bomber attacks an Iraqi Army post in Al Anbar Governorate on the border with Saudi Arabia, killing at least six guards. 2015-12-12
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia announces reforms giving women the right to vote and run in municipal elections. 2011-09-25
Saudi Arabia stops issuing permits for workers from Indonesia and the Philippines as the row over the beheading of an Indonesian maid by Saudi Arabia continues. 2011-06-30