2024 In Saudi Arabia
Events in the year 2024 in Saudi Arabia. Incumbents Events January * January 1 – Saudi Arabia formally joins the BRICS group. * January 24 – Saudi Arabia, where alcohol has been banned since 1952, opens its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of Riyadh. March * March 8 – Anthony Joshua holds a boxing match against Francis Ngannou in Riyadh. May * May 24 – 2024 Cannes Film Festival: ''Norah (film), Norah'' becomes the first film from Saudi Arabia to screen as part of the official calendar at the Cannes Film Festival. June * 14-19 June – 2024 Hajj disaster: At least 1,301 pilgrims die from heat-related causes during the Hajj in Mecca according to figures released by various countries. July * 12 July – The International Olympic Committee announce that Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games, Olympics Esports Games in 2025. * 18 July – Saudia group and Lilium GmbH signed a binding sales agreement for 50 electric Liliu ...
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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 ...
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