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2017 In Saudi Arabia
The following lists events in the year 2017 in Saudi Arabia. Incumbents * Monarch: Salman * Crown Prince: Muhammad bin Nayef (until 21 June), Mohammad bin Salman (since 21 June) Events January * January 10 - Iran announces to have finally received the invitation by Saudi Arabia to discuss bilateral talk on Hajj 2017 with the Iranian delegation expected to travel to Saudi Arabia on February 23. * January 21 - Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in Jeddah during a confrontation with Saudi security forces. February * February 12 - A Saudi helicopter in Yemen bombs a vehicle in Aden, wounding 3 Yemeni soldiers. April * April 18 - Twelve Saudi military officers die when a Black Hawk crashes in Yemen's Ma'rib Governorate. * April 22 - King Salman issues royal decrees for financial allowances to civil servants and military personnel in response to the drop in oil prices. * April 25 - Saudi Arabia is elected to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women along with elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia and the Middle East. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. Bahrain is an island country off the east coast. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. Its capital and largest city is Riyadh. The country is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the territory that constitutes modern-day Saudi Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
