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In 2018, a Saudi American journalist, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside a foreign embassy. He was a critic of Saudi Arabia. [82] In June 2019, a 101-page report by the OHCHR accused the kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the premeditated assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. [83]
On 15 July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar from 24 November to 8 December 2019. [ 1 ] Bahrain won the competition by a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia to secure their first title.
On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines—and Future is a book by American journalist Karen Elliott House [3] about the future of Saudi Arabia. [2] House has visited the country for more than 30 years, and she describes the country for regional specialists and public readers alike in her book. [ 4 ]
The airport is located 31 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of downtown Dammam and is named after the former King of Saudi Arabia, Fahd ibn Abdulaziz (1921–2005). The airport serves the entire Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and is one of the four primary international airports in the kingdom.
The endowed libraries in Saudi Arabia, are overseen by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance. The most prominent is the King Abdulaziz Public Library in Al-Madinah , which holds more than 14,000 original manuscripts , 1,878 Qur’anic manuscripts, 25,000 rare books , and approximately 9,000 databases. [ 11 ]
Saudi Arabia's missile defense system failed to stop the swarm of drones and cruise missiles that struck the oil infrastructure. [19] It is reported that Saudi Arabia has at least one MIM-104 Patriot missile defense system in place at Abqaiq. [19] The missile defense system used was designed to mitigate threats from "high flying targets". [19]
From late August to late September 2019, a military operation was carried out by Yemeni forces loyal to the Houthi-led Supreme Political Council, under the code name "Victory from God". [2] [3] It targeted Saudi Arabia and allied forces along the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border. [8]
The Abha International Airport attacks were cruise missile attacks carried out by the Yemeni Houthi rebels which occurred in June 2019. [1] The attack targeted the arrivals hall of Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia and killed one civilian and injured 47 others. [2] [3]