The mujahideen groups were backed primarily by the United States , Saudi Arabia , and Pakistan , making it Causation a Cold War proxy war .

Saudi-led intervention Attack in Yemen also called Name_conferral the Arab coalition ( ) is an invasion Attack that was launched by Saudi Arabia in 2015 , leading a coalition of nine countries from the Middle East and Africa , in response Response to calls Request from the internationally recognized Know pro-Saudi president of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi for military support after he was ousted Change_of_leadership by the Houthi movement due Causation to economic and political grievances , and fled Escaping to Saudi Arabia .

Saudi-led intervention Attack in Yemen also called Name_conferral the Arab coalition ( ) is an invasion Attack that was launched by Saudi Arabia in 2015 , leading a coalition of nine countries from the Middle East and Africa , in response Response to calls Request from the internationally recognized Know pro-Saudi president of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi for military support after he was ousted Change_of_leadership by the Houthi movement due Causation to economic and political grievances , and fled Escaping to Saudi Arabia .

The Saudi-led coalition has attacked Attack the positions of the Houthi militia , and loyalists of the former President of Yemen , Ali Abdullah Saleh , allegedly supported Supporting by Iran ( see Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict Violence ) .

The next day , Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi took over Change_of_leadership as acting president while Saleh flew Motion to Saudi Arabia to be treated Cure .

The Imamate was eventually supported Supporting by Egypt and Saudi Arabia .

The First Battle of al-Faw was a major success for Iran who now held Hold an important strategic position , but worried other states in the region , primarily in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia , who increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their support Supporting for Iraq .

Minor protests occurred Coming_to_be in Djibouti , Mauritania , the Palestinian National Authority , Saudi Arabia , and the Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara .

The emergence Coming_to_be of Muslim Arabs from Arabia in the 630s resulted in Causation the rapid loss Earnings_and_losses of Byzantium 's southern provinces ( Syria and Egypt ) to the Arab Caliphate .

The Gaza–Israel conflict Hostile_encounter is a part of the localized Israeli–Palestinian conflict , but is also a scene of power struggle between regional powers including Egypt , Iran and Turkey together with Qatar , supporting Supporting different sides of the conflict in light of the regional standoff between Iran and Saudi Arabia on one hand and between Qatar and Saudi Arabia on the other , as well as crisis in Egyptian-Turkish relations .

The Gaza–Israel conflict Hostile_encounter is a part of the localized Israeli–Palestinian conflict , but is also a scene of power struggle between regional powers including Egypt , Iran and Turkey together with Qatar , supporting Supporting different sides of the conflict in light of the regional standoff between Iran and Saudi Arabia on one hand and between Qatar and Saudi Arabia on the other , as well as crisis in Egyptian-Turkish relations .

The 2009 Saudi Arabian floods Catastrophe affected Influence Jeddah , on the Red Sea ( western ) coast of Saudi Arabia , and other areas of Makkah Province .

This is nearly twice the average for an entire year and the heaviest rainfall in Saudi Arabia in a decade .

There were also several minor campaigns : the Senussi Campaign , Arab Campaign , and South Arabia Campaign .

The number of teams at the tournament increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to fifteen ( from the ten at the previous edition ) , with Afghanistan , Bahrain , Brunei , Iran , and Saudi Arabia making Action their debuts Participation .

On the royalist side Jordan and Saudi Arabia supplied Supply military aid Assistance , and Britain gave Giving covert support Supporting , while the republicans were supported Supporting by Egypt and were supplied Supply warplanes from the Soviet Union .

Clashes continued Motion in parallel with peace talks Telling until 1970 , when Saudi Arabia recognized Statement the Republic , and a ceasefire Process_end came into effect Change .

The Khobar Towers bombing Attack was a terrorist Terrorism attack Attack on part of a housing Building complex Cause_to_amalgamate in the city of Khobar , Saudi Arabia , located near the national oil company ( Saudi Aramco ) headquarters of Dhahran and nearby King Abdulaziz Air Base on June 25 , 1996 .

The storm Catastrophe struck Attack Masirah Island and later southern Oman on June 13 , before dissipating Cause_change_of_strength the next day over Saudi Arabia .

The Islamic State of Afghanistan government remained Presence the recognized government of Afghanistan of most of the international community , the Taliban 's Islamic Emirate however received Receiving recognition Judgment_communication from Saudi Arabia , Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates .

During the conflict , the Taliban received Receiving military support Supporting from Pakistan and financial support Supporting from Saudi Arabia .

It occurred Presence on 13 January 1902 , in Masmak Castle in Riyadh , the capital of present-day Saudi Arabia .

Abdul Aziz ' victory marked Recording the start Process_start of three decades of fighting Hostile_encounter that would ultimately see him unite nearly all of central Arabia under his rule .

It also marked Recording the beginning Process_start of the Third Saudi State , which evolved Coming_to_be into present-day Saudi Arabia .

Ultimately , they managed to occupy Control and control Control the coasts of Yemen , Aden and Arabia , as far north as Basra , so as to facilitate Cause_to_make_progress their trade with India and block Hindering the Portuguese from attacking the Hijaz .

Together with the UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher , who had resisted Defending the invasion by Argentina of the Falkland Islands a decade earlier , American President George H. W. Bush deployed Arranging US forces into Saudi Arabia , and urged Convincing other countries to send Sending their own forces to the scene .

The great majority of the coalition 's military forces were from the US , with Saudi Arabia , the United Kingdom and Egypt as leading contributors , in that order Arranging .

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia paid Commerce_pay around US $ 32 billion of the US $ 60 billion cost Cost .

Aerial and ground combat Hostile_encounter was confined to Iraq , Kuwait , and areas on Saudi Arabia 's border .

Iraq launched Military_operation Scud missiles against coalition military targets in Saudi Arabia and against Israel .

By 2017 , Israel and several Arab Sunni states led by Saudi Arabia , formed Coming_to_be a semi-official coalition to confront Confronting_problem Iran - a move Motion which some marked Recording as the fading Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of the Arab-Israeli Conflict .