2016 in Saudi Arabia
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The following lists events that happened in 2016 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- April 16 - Mariam Fardous became the first ever Arab woman and only the third woman in history to dive in the North Pole.[8]
October
[edit]- October 25 - Shooting left 2 security forces dead in Dammam city.[9]
Notable deaths
[edit]- 2 January – Nimr al-Nimr, Shia religious leader (born 1959).[1]
- 2 January – Faris al-Zahrani, (born 1977).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Saudi Arabia executes 47 on terrorism charges". Al Jazeera. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr: Saudi Arabia executes top Shia cleric". BBC News. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Hubbard, Ben (2 January 2016). "Iranian Protesters Ransack Saudi Embassy After Execution of Shiite Cleric". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran after al-Nimr execution". BBC News. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to halt flights, trade with Iran". Reuters. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions". Reuters. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Prominent human rights activist arrested in Saudi Arabia". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "AboutHer.com spotlights Saudi Arabian women". Arab News. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Two Saudi security officers shot dead by gunmen: Arabiya TV". Reuters. 25 October 2016.