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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Islamic Development Bank, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Partners Pledge New Support of US$ 219 million to the Lives and Livelihoods Fund

Eye Of Riyadh 06 May 2024
The city of Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has seen the announcement by ... “Eight years ago, our foundation was proud to partner with the Islamic Development Bank and the countries who jointly built the Fund - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar....
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Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, On Top of the World

The Star - Shelby 06 May 2024
There are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! On Top of the World (Freestyle). Constructor. Michael Teasdale. Editor ... PGA (10A ... Country on the Persian Gulf, for short) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is located on the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Saudi Arabia and Oman and has coastline along the Persian Gulf....
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Ways China must tread for seamless transition to new era

China Daily 06 May 2024
Economic indicators in China today parallel those observed during the late 1990s ... According to some forecasts, the cumulative installed capacity of PV in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is expected to grow by 61 percent and 38 percent, respectively, each year from 2023 to 2027, placing them in the top tier of global PV markets ...
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