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The following lists events that happened in 2016 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Шаблон:Wikinews

Incumbents

Events

January

  • January 2 - 47 alleged terrorists are executed by the Saudi state, including leader of the anti-government Shia movement, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.[1][2]
  • January 2 - The embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran, Iran, is ransacked and set on fire by protesters against al-Nimr's execution.[3]
  • January 3 - Saudi Arabia breaks off diplomatic relations with Iran after the events that happened on January 2.[4]
  • January 4 - Saudi Arabia announces it will end all air traffic and trade links with Iran, demanding Iran to "act like a normal country" before severed diplomatic relations can be restored.[5]
  • January 5 - The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threatens to destroy Saudi Arabia's Tarfiya and al-Ha'ir prisons, holding ISIL prisoners.[6]
  • January 12 - Saudi human rights activist Samar Badawi is arrested by Saudi police.[7]

April

October

  • October 25 - Shooting left 2 security forces dead in Dammam city.[9]

Notable deaths

References

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