Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia (i/ˌsɔːd əˈrbiə/, i/ˌs-/), officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is an Arab state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the second-largest state in the Arab world after Algeria. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, and most of its terrain consists of arid inhospitable desert or barren landforms.

The area of modern-day Saudi Arabia formerly consisted of four distinct regions: Hejaz, Najd, and parts of Eastern Arabia (Al-Ahsa) and Southern Arabia ('Asir). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Ibn Saud. He united the four regions into a single state through a series of conquests beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud. The country has since been an absolute monarchy, effectively a hereditary dictatorship governed along Islamic lines. The ultra-conservative Wahhabism religious movement within Sunni Islam has been called "the predominant feature of Saudi culture", with its global spreading largely financed by the oil and gas trade. Saudi Arabia is sometimes called "the Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca), and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (in Medina), the two holiest places in Islam. The Kingdom has a total population of 28.7 million, of which 20 million are Saudi nationals and 8 million are foreigners.

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'A 10 crore player?': Dale Steyn's bold IPL auction prediction as Marco Jansen slams fastest T20I fifty against India

The Times of India 14 Nov 2024
... asset.The cricketing world is abuzz with discussions about Jansen's power-packed innings, solidifying his position as a prime target in the IPL 2025 auction.Jeddah, Saudi Arabia will host the IPL 2025 mega auction on November 24-25.https.//www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB-desZtIsE ....
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Riyadh hosts “Future of Information Security: Protection as a Service” on November 18

Gulf News 13 Nov 2024
On November 18, 2024, Riyadh will host the “Future of Information Security ... With the MENA region experiencing rapid digital adoption, data security has become a critical priority ... The event aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which prioritizes digital transformation and secure economic growth ... Date ... Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ... www.ae.searchinform.com ... ....
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Would YOU put Saudi Arabia on your bucket list? MailOnline discovers what it

The Daily Mail 31 Oct 2024
An ancient oasis city is being transformed into a luxury holiday destination by Saudi Arabia in the hopes of luring rich tourists to what was once one of the world’s least-visited countries ... Daisy Graham-Brown visits AlUla, in Saudi Arabia's north-western Medina Province, and discovers how it's being radically revamped into a tourist hotspot....

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