2015 in Saudi Arabia, the Glossary
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[1]
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24 relations: Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Dammam, Fox News, Hajj, Iraq, Islam, Islamic State, King of Saudi Arabia, Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Mecca crane collapse, Mina, Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Nayef, Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, Qatif, Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings, Reuters, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war, 2015, 2015 Mina stampede, 2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections.
- 2010s in Saudi Arabia
- 2015 in Asia
- Years of the 21st century in Saudi Arabia
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (عبد الله بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd, Najdi Arabic pronunciation:; 1 August 1924 – 23 January 2015) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015.
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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
The crown prince of Saudi Arabia (ولي عهد المملكة العربية السعودية.) is the second-most important position in Saudi Arabia, second to the King, and is his designated successor.
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Dammam
Dammam (الدمّام) is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
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Fox News
The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City.
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Hajj
Hajj (translit; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims.
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Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.
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Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
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Islamic State
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist group and an unrecognised quasi-state.
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King of Saudi Arabia
The King of Saudi Arabia, officially the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (ملك المملكة العربية السعودية.), is the monarch and head of state/government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power.
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Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram (ٱَلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْحَرَام|translit.
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Mecca
Mecca (officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam.
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Mecca crane collapse
A crawler crane collapsed over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, around 5:10 p.m. on 11 September 2015, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.
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Mina, Saudi Arabia
Mina (translit), also known as Muna (Munā), and commonly known as the "City of the Tents" is a valley located southeast of the city of Mecca, in the district of Masha'er, Province of Makkah in the Hejazi region Saudi Arabia.
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Muhammad bin Nayef
Muhammad bin Nayef Al Saud (translit; born 30 August 1959), colloquially known by his initials MBN or MbN, is a former Saudi Arabian politician and businessman who served as the crown prince and first deputy prime minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2017 and as the minister of interior from 2012 to 2017.
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Muqrin bin Abdulaziz
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Muqrin ibn 'Abd al 'Azīz Āl Su'ūd; born 15 September 1945)Lacey gives his birth year as 1943.
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Qatif
Qatif or Al-Qatif (ٱلْقَطِيف Al-Qaṭīf) is a governorate and urban area located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
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Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings
The Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings occurred on 22 and 29 May 2015.
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Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.
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Salman of Saudi Arabia
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (translit; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and was also Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022.
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East.
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Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
On 26 March 2015, Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of nine countries from West Asia and North Africa, launched an intervention in Yemen at the request of Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, who had been ousted from the capital, Sanaa, in September 2014 by Houthi insurgents during the Yemeni Civil War. 2015 in Saudi Arabia and Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war are 2010s in Saudi Arabia.
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2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as.
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2015 Mina stampede
On 24 September 2015, a fatal crowd crush resulted in the death of more than 2,000 individuals, many of whom were suffocated or crushed, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.
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2015 Saudi Arabian municipal elections
Elections were held in Saudi Arabia on 12 December 2015 for municipal councils, which have limited decision-making powers on local issues such as rubbish collection and street maintenance.
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See also
2010s in Saudi Arabia
- 2010 in Saudi Arabia
- 2011 in Saudi Arabia
- 2012 in Saudi Arabia
- 2013 in Saudi Arabia
- 2014 in Saudi Arabia
- 2015 in Saudi Arabia
- 2016 in Saudi Arabia
- 2017 in Saudi Arabia
- 2018 in Saudi Arabia
- 2019 in Saudi Arabia
- Operation Spartan Shield
- Qatar–Saudi Arabia diplomatic conflict
- Qatif conflict
- Saudi crackdown on Islamic scholars
- Saudi involvement in the Syrian civil war
- Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
2015 in Asia
- 2015 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- 2015 Pacific typhoon season
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- 9th Asian Film Awards
- Sarbat Khalsa (2015)
Years of the 21st century in Saudi Arabia
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